MACY, Nebraska — The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska became the first government in Nebraska on Tuesday to fully legalize and seek to regulate both medicinal and adult recreational-use cannabis.

The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska announced the “historic” decision Tuesday, touting a unanimous vote of the Omaha Tribal Council that it said in a statement positions the tribe as a “trailblazer” in state cannabis reform.

The approval also seeks to have the Omaha Tribe reclaim its “rightful place as a leader in regional governance and economic innovation.”

“The Omaha Tribe is not waiting on broken systems to deliver,” Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Attorney General John Cartier said in a statement. “We are asserting our sovereign right to govern, protect our community and build a sustainable economy that reflects our values.”

The law immediately took effect Tuesday.

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