(New Buffalo Township, MI) - Marijuana will be legally available soon a short distance from La Porte County. Rolling Embers Cannabis is scheduled to open in Michigan on April 5th, according to the company’s website.

The marijuana shop is going into a new 3,000 square foot single-story building constructed along Michigan 239 at Wilson Road near Interstate 94, south of the New Buffalo city limits.

New Buffalo Township hasn’t legalized marijuana yet, but the land where the marijuana shop exists is owned by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, the operators of nearby Four Winds Casino. Indian Tribes are considered under federal law a sovereign nation, which means they can operate under their own laws on their property.

Currently, New Buffalo Township and the City of New Buffalo are currently following the process for considering making the retail sale of marijuana legal. Since marijuana remains illegal in Indiana, anyone caught with legally purchased marijuana from Michigan can still face arrest in the Hoosier state.