These Native American Tribes Legalized Weed but federal won't leave them alone

[jonnyghost]

I wonder how it would affect a nics check for firearms perchase? Like with states that have medical use? It's still illegal federaly so if you admit to using it you would be denied but if you lie you are breaking the law.

 

[CrazyPaul]

Their land, their rules...
Thats how it should be, anyway...the feds need to shove it where signs dont shine..

OK, it's their land meaning they can grow weeds? If yes, what is their purpose for growing weeds? For personal use or selling weeds to the public for medical purpose? If they sell weeds to the public for medical purpose, they must have a license for that. It's called a business license. Even a tribe sells hog dogs to the public, it must have a business license. That's IRS's law since they make incomes, therefore they pay income taxes like we do.

 

[Foxrac]

OK, it's their land meaning they can grow weeds? If yes, what is their purpose for growing weeds? For personal use or selling weeds to the public for medical purpose? If they sell weeds to the public for medical purpose, they must have a license for that. It's called a business license. Even a tribe sells hog dogs to the public, it must have a business license. That's IRS's law since they make incomes, therefore they pay income taxes like we do.

No, federal regulation and IRS are not apply to tribes.

 

[hoichi]

OK, it's their land meaning they can grow weeds? If yes, what is their purpose for growing weeds? For personal use or selling weeds to the public for medical purpose? If they sell weeds to the public for medical purpose, they must have a license for that. It's called a business license. Even a tribe sells hog dogs to the public, it must have a business license. That's IRS's law since they make incomes, therefore they pay income taxes like we do.

I dont know the tribal laws for each res that governs weed.
But its their land, their rules.
Its up to them,how they run their land...
No one else.

 

[CrazyPaul]

No, federal regulation and IRS are not apply to tribes.

Really? Are you saying that a tribe's incomes through those businesses are tax-free? They run their own casinos in California. Don't they pay taxes like LV?

 

[Foxrac]

Really? Are you saying that a tribe's incomes through those businesses are tax-free? They run their own casinos in California. Don't they pay taxes like LV?

Tribes make decision to tax anyone who live in tribe.

Tribe has own jurisdiction so state, local and federal taxes don't apply to their area.

Tribes operate casino to survive and they get people to make money, but if anyone live in US that win the gambling are taxable but anyone like Indians live on reservation are subject to different taxes.

Gamblers often inquire about taxes on money won at an Indian casino. Some assume that because Indian reservations have unique tax arrangements with the federal government, this somehow must extend to gamblers on their property. Sadly, that is not so. The IRS does not care if you won the money on Indian land, the Las Vegas strip, or anywhere in between.
If the casino hands you a W2-6 or 1099, the IRS got one too. Technically, this applies even at an illegal gambling hideout in someone’s basement. You are legally obligated to report income from illegal activities as taxable income. While we doubt any of our readers are deriving illegal gambling profits, it does illustrate how pervasive and all-encompassing gambling taxes are.

http://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/2012/03/30/how-are-gambling-winnings-taxed/

Also, it is under government treaties.

 

[Bebonang]

Really? Are you saying that a tribe's incomes through those businesses are tax-free? They run their own casinos in California. Don't they pay taxes like LV?

Are you talking about Las Vegas, Nevada? Who are they don't pay taxes in Las Vegas? The Natives or the Whites???? I don't understand the question.

When band members or tribal members live on the reservations (USA) or First Nation Reserves (Canada), they do not need to pay taxes on their reservation. If they live outside of the reservations like Urban Indians in big cities, then they have no choice but pay taxes like everybody else in the big cities.

The reason why the Natives don't pay taxes is because the immigrants, when they came to our shores, wanted to do their ways instead of our ways. The immigrants forced us to be separate us from them and the Natives wanted them to respected us as people and also respected our Turtle Island (USA). This is our land and we have been here for million of years. Our Buffaloes and our wild animals have roamed for million of years, too. But the Europeans or immigrants destroyed our Turtle Island. We were so devastated by what the immigrants done to us and our lands. So the government tried to make agreement with the treaties and honor our treaties. Some of the treaties were broken while other treaties that we tried to keep by not broken. So we had a hard time with treaties that many government and settlers tried to break them to get what they want.

This is why we need our own sovereigns as our self governments in our own reservations and our First Nation reserves. We can make decisions with the Chief and his councilors on what we need to do to improve and to make our lives better. The FBI or any government agencies tries to interfere our rules or laws, then they have no business to be in the reservation at all. It is the same with Corporations trying to take lands from us so they can make money off from our lands like the Black Hills.

 

[Foxrac]

Are you talking about Las Vegas, Nevada? Who are they don't pay taxes in Las Vegas? The Natives or the Whites???? I don't understand the question.

When band members or tribal members live on the reservations (USA) or First Nation Reserves (Canada), they do not need to pay taxes on their reservation. If they live outside of the reservations like Urban Indians in big cities, then they have no choice but pay taxes like everybody else in the big cities.

The reason why the Natives don't pay taxes is because the immigrants, when they came to our shores, wanted to do their ways instead of our ways. The immigrants forced us to be separate us from them and the Natives wanted them to respected us as people and also respected our Turtle Island (USA). This is our land and we have been here for million of years. Our Buffaloes and our wild animals have roamed for million of years, too. But the Europeans or immigrants destroyed our Turtle Island. We were so devastated by what the immigrants done to us and our lands. So the government tried to make agreement with the treaties and honor our treaties. Some of the treaties were broken while other treaties that we tried to keep by not broken. So we had a hard time with treaties that many government and settlers tried to break them to get what they want.

This is why we need our own sovereigns as our self governments in our own reservations and our First Nation reserves. We can make decisions with the Chief and his councilors on what we need to do to improve and to make our lives better. The FBI or any government agencies tries to interfere our rules or laws, then they have no business to be in the reservation at all. It is the same with Corporations trying to take lands from us so they can make money off from our lands like the Black Hills.

Yes, Native Indians were mistreated by US government for many years so now, US government have consequence to pay restitution for rest of life like no taxes impose on tribes, federal funded healthcare and school.