“The Shinnecock are thrilled with the construction and look forward to officially opening its doors soon.” From Patch News by Lisa Finn May 31 2023 SOUTHAMPTON, NY — A new day is set to dawn for the Shinnecock Nation as the Little Beach Harvest cannabis dispensary readies to open. “Construction…
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From Castanet by Jon Manchester May 5 2023 The owner of an Indigenous-owned cannabis shop in Vernon that was the focus of enforcement raids in 2020 is suing the provincial government. In a petition to BC Supreme Court made in Vancouver May 2, Cory Patrick Brewer, president of the Syilx…
Chilliwack-based All Nations team heading to 2023 BC Cannabis Summit in the Okanagan From Williams Lake Tribune by Jennifer Feinberg April 17 2023 All Nations Cannabis is ready to step out on the world stage. Indigenous-grown All Nations Cannabis just sent its first-ever shipment of product to Israel from its…
Exploring the island’s Indigenous roots and futures From Record Eagle by Sierra Clark March 30 2023 TRAVERSE CITY — Another sovereign Anishinaabek nation enters Michigan’s recreational cannabis market with the opening of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians’ store in Acme Township. Beach Fire Cannabis, the debut…
The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association launches new cannabis enthusiast level membership for individuals to join From Leaf Nation by Steve Elliot March 28 2023 The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association (ICIA) has launched “Friends of ICIA” membership level. The move is backed by legendary actor and musician Gary Farmer. The ICIA, a nonprofit…
The B.C. Cannabis Summit returns to Kelowna for a second year From Kelowna Capital News by Brittany Webster March 27 2023 The B.C. Craft Farmers Co-op has announced that All Nations Mestiyexw will be the title partner at the 2023 B.C. Cannabis Summit in Kelowna. All Nations is an Indigenous-led…
Some tribal officials are seeking a medical marijuana compact similar to the gaming compact the state has with the tribes. From Green Bay Press Gazette by Frank Vaisvilas March 27, 2023 ODANAH – The Bad River Ojibwe Tribe in northern Wisconsin this month posted a job application for a legal consultant to…
Exploring the island’s Indigenous roots and futures From Long Island Weekly by Janet Burns March 24 2023 Our last installment left off in the island’s East End, where European colonists who grew hemp for sails and rigging left their mark behind with the name ‘Hamptons.’ For this installment, we return to Eastern…
From Forbes by Joan Oleck March 23 2023 According to historians, the Shinnecock Indian Nation has lived on eastern Long Island for 10,000 years, rather a longer residency than the denizens of the surrounding uber-wealthy and celebrity-studded “Hamptons” can claim. Yet longevity has provided little leverage to the tribe’s leaders in recent…
Company ‘deceptively and unfairly marketed’ products From CSP by Hannah Hammond February 10 2023 A federal court ordered HBI International, maker of Raw Organic Hemp rolling papers, to stop selling and distributing certain products after a jury found the company engaged in unfair competition and violated the Illinois Uniform Deceptive…