From The Chronicle Herald by Sterling MacDonald December 24 2025
I was listening to the premier of Nova Scotia talk about fentanyl in Nova Scotia marijuana and I thought I was listening to Donald Trump.
Trump is known for spreading lies and the heck with the consequences.
Was his intent to throw a dark cloud over the Indigenous dispensaries? What else is the premier telling us that is false?
Tim Houston apparently knows nothing about the black market marijuana trade in Pictou County. When the liquor store started selling marijuana, the prices were so high it had no effect on the black market, which could easily sell their product for 40 per cent less and still make a profit.
The Indigenous dispensaries opened and the black market closed; they couldn’t compete with their product nor their prices. The black market is anxiously waiting for the government to close the dispensaries so they can reopen.
I like doing my business at the dispensaries, not only for their fine product and prices but also for the privacy; not everyone advertises that they smoke marijuana.
The people who run the dispensaries are very friendly, knowledgeable and trustworthy. The dispensaries are spotless, with their products openly displayed so all can see, touch and smell, unlike the “locked behind the cupboard,” “no touch” Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation.
The government has already done enough harm to the Pictou County First Nations. The cancer rate for those living in Pictou Landing First Nation is twice as high as all other Indigenous communities in Nova Scotia and triple the rate of the rest of the population of Pictou County.
The government, in my opinion, should stay in the government business and stay out of the marijuana business.
Have a pain-free day.
Sterling MacDonald, Black Point, Pictou County
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