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Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Signs Cannabis Compact with State of Minnesota

From Native News Online October 24 2025 The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has signed a historic Tribal-State Cannabis Compact with the State of Minnesota, marking a significant milestone in the state’s growing legal cannabis industry. The agreement, authorized under state statute, was signed on October 20…

Carmelo Anthony and Skyworld build a trust-first cannabis collab

From MJBizDaily by Sally Blackmon October 15 2025 As NBA legend Carmelo Anthony cements his Hall of Fame legacy, his cannabis line is sparking up one of its own.  A synergistic collaboration with Skyworld, an indigenous-owned cultivator, prioritizes process over hype, building a partnership on discipline, data and authenticity.  The result? Hall…

On cannabis fight, Ojibwe man tests limits of the state’s authority. Again.

Todd Thompson was selling cannabis out of his head shop the day after marijuana became legal in Minnesota. He says he had every right to. From Minnesota Reformer by Mike Mosedale October 14 2025 MAHNOMEN  — The day after Minnesota officially legalized recreational marijuana in August 2023, agents with the…

Mi’kmaw staff member: “It looked like he was willing to kill someone over weed, like he was ready to pull out his gun and shoot me.”

RCMP escalate their violent campaign of treaty breaking by unlawfully raiding Top Shelf Treaty Truck House in Millbrook First Nation with hands on guns. By Dispensing Freedom Staff MILLBROOK FIRST NATION – On July 30, 2025, officers from the Millbrook and Bible Hill RCMP detachments raided the Top Shelf Treaty…

RCMP launches widescale raids in Nova Scotia, MRA fights back

Since February 4th 2025 the Nova Scotia RCMP has been launching near-daily raids on Mi’kmaq-owned truckhouses belonging to members of the Micmac Rights Association. While the NS-RCMP regularly conducts raids on Indigenous truckhouses and fisheries the scale and aggressiveness of the recent raids are unprecedented.  Some of the aggressive and…

Indigenous cannabis store owner fights back

From The Whig Standard by Sabrina Beford December 27 2024 The owner of the cannabis shop raided twice by Kingston Police is refusing to back down, insisting he has a constitutionally protected right to operate his business.  Article content Robert Fisher Tehonikonrathe is the Indigenous owner of the MyLegacy cannabis…

Indigenous Communities and Cannabis: Empowerment or Exploitation?

From NUG Magazine by Steve December 25 2024 The relationship between Indigenous communities and cannabis is multifaceted, characterized by historical trauma, socio-economic challenges, and emerging opportunities. As legalization trends gain momentum in various parts of the world, including the United States and Canada, Indigenous communities are at a crossroads: should…

‘Where’s the money?’ White outsiders convinced a Native American tribe to start a legal weed business. It ended in disaster

Investors told the Northern Paiute-Shoshone-Bannock people a cannabis farm could bring money, jobs and opportunity to their community — but after the first harvests, residents said, they were sidelined by an opaque operation. Then the travel plaza burned down From The Guardian by Judith Matloff December 17 2024 It was…