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SNOQUALMIE, Wash., July 12 (UPI) -- The chairwoman of the Snoqualmie tribe in Washington state says a resolution the tribe's council passed legalizing marijuana for a day was just a joke.
The resolution, signed by Snoqualmie tribal Chairwoman Shelley Burch declared marijuana would be legal on July 30 when Willie Nelson, who has been known to use pot, would be performing at the Snoqualmie Casino, The Seattle Times reported.
"It was just tongue in cheek at a council meeting; we know marijuana is illegal," Burch said. "It was a joke. We don't allow it and we don't back it. We passed it, but it was supposed to be just for him."
The resolution passed 4-2 Thursday, and when news got out to the tribe, the council received e-mails with subject lines such as "Are they crazy?" and "Is this for real?"
Casino Chief Executive Officer Jon Jenkins said he knew the resolution was a joke as soon as he saw it. Burch wrote to the casino staff saying it "was in jest and only a lighthearted welcome for Mr. Nelson, nothing more. It was not by any means a public policy statement. It was and is just a gag."
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