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Brother Processing specializes in providing Interac services for Indigenous dispensaries

Indigenous communities and businesses are often disadvantaged by a lack of infrastructure and business services on reserve. Our family owned business, Brother Processing Services, has been making concrete steps to help Indigenous entrepreneurs across Canada access banking and merchant payment services.

GALLERY: Robert Fisher Tehonikonrathe turns himself in to Durham Regional Police

On August 7 Robert Fisher Tehonikonrathe a Mohawk from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory turned himself in for charges related to selling cannabis at his My Legacy location in Oshawa. He arrived with 20 supporters including his representative Chief Del Riley. After a brief discussion with Sgt. Scot Green he signed a…

Former National Chief joins Mohawk elder in taking a stand for the Indigenous right to an economy in Oshawa

Indigenous supporters of My Legacy cannabis dispensary engaged city officials at the launch of Market at 70 King in downtown Oshawa and secured a meeting with Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter. OSHAWA – Robert Fisher Tehonikonrathe is a Mohawk of the Tehanakarineh Bear Clan from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. In January of…

Nova Scotia cannabis decision shuts down Aboriginal and Treaty Rights defence

From JFLLaw.ca By Sara Mainville, Isabel Klassen-Marshall, July 24th, 2024 On June 7th, the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia issued a decision in R. v. Marshall et al, decisively shutting down an Aboriginal and Treaty rights defense in a high-profile cannabis case under the Cannabis Act and the Excise Act  in the decision.[1] The defendants, who operated cannabis…

B.C. raids four cannabis shops on K’ómoks First Nation land near Courtenay

By: Kendall Hanson from Chek News B.C.’s community safety unit (CSU), which is responsible for cannabis enforcement in the province, raided four shops on K’ómoks First Nation land this week. The raids were carried out on Thursday and while no one was arrested, a sizable amount of cannabis and products were seized.…

New Red Roots 420 Celebration

Redroots trading launches it’s new 420 event. Check out the video below. Facebook Comments

How Indigenous Women Are Revolutionizing The Cannabis Industry

From Forbes by Lindsey Bartlett April 11 2024 Indigenous women are reclaiming their heritage through weed. Reservations and the Native Americans who inhabit them walk a tightrope, balancing sovereignty with government relations. Tribes exist beyond the bounds of state lines, one reality that complicates the cannabis legalization matter even more.…

OSU partners with Native American tribes to explore making products and materials with hemp

From OPB by Sheraz Sadiq April 5 2024 Earlier this month, Oregon State University received $10 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work with a coalition of Native American tribes to explore opportunities to manufacture products and materials made from hemp. Some of those industrial applications include turning…

Ontario is getting serious about cracking down on illicit pot shops — but one shop feels unfairly targeted

From Toronto Star by Josh Rubin April 2, 2024 Province’s budget spends $31 million to battle unregulated operators — an estimated 53 unlicensed stores in Toronto alone. The Ontario government is getting serious about cracking down on grey market pot shops — but whether they’ll be successful or not is another question. The…

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