The Omaha Tribe is moving forward with its plan to bring medical marijuana into the state.

The tribe officially legalized medical and recreational cannabis in July.

Since then, she has faced pushback from the state over the introduction of a tobacco tax. The tribe and the state disagree about how best to divide tax dollars from tobacco sales.

The tribe is asking for 90% of the tax revenue from tobacco sold on the reservation; other tribes get 75%.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen also lent his weight by suspending those talks because of his opposition to medical and recreational marijuana on tribal lands. A bill was introduced in the legislature this session to advance the matter.

Omaha Tribal Attorney General John Cartier said focusing on building and operating a cannabis dispensary would go a long way toward easing some of the financial woes when the tobacco money dries up.

“Although it would be hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue from the tobacco tax,” he reasoned, “we’re talking about millions, tens of millions of dollars in revenue from medical cannabis.