The sanctity of Native American religious rites involving peyote faces new risks from not only recreational users, but pharmaceutical companies. From High Times by Benjamin M Adams January 26 2024 Native American and preservationist advocates are sounding the alarm about an imminent “peyote crisis.” The crisis started decades ago, but recently has…
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In the latest development from an ongoing legal battle involving the Navajo Nation, two tribal members have been formally charged with illegal marijuana cultivation. A lawyer for one of the defendants said that the facility was growing hemp, not marijuana. Staff Report from Ganjapreneur January 11 2024 According to a…
High Country News and Searchlight New Mexico confirmed that Dineh Benally, who set up illegal ventures on the Navajo Nation, attempts new operations in South Dakota. From HCN.org by Wufei Yu and Ed Williams March 22 2021 This story was produced in collaboration with Searchlight New Mexico. Last year, Dineh Benally,…
From NavajoTimes.com Original Article by Arlyssa Becenti November 12 2020 Authorities dashed down Mesa Farm Road in Shiprock early Monday morning toward one of Dineh Benally’s hemp hoop houses that had been built over the summer. The road leads not only to Dineh’s and his father Donald Benally’s residence, it’s…