One staff member tested positive at All Nations Cannabis on July 21, they have reopened after full sanitation cleaning From castanet.net original article by Casey Richardson July 25 2020 All Nations Cannabis in Lake Country closed down briefly after one of the staff tested positive on July 21. “So we…
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From manitoulin.ca press release July 22 2020 On July 21, 2020 at 11 :40 PM the N.E.M.I. Fire Department and the UCCM Police were dispatched to a fire on Sheguiandah First Nation. The cannabis dispensary known as the “The Red Market” was completely destroyed by the fire. The Ontario Fire…
From battlefordsnow.com original article by Angela Brown July 22 2020 A local mother from Red Pheasant Cree Nation is among those who appreciate seeing a new cannabis retail outlet now available on the First Nation. Red Flower Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary held its grand opening celebration Wednesday. Lorena Gardipysaid having a…
From princegeorgecitizen.com Original Article by Rebecca Dyok July 17 2020 An emerging Indigenous cannabis cultivation company in Burns Lake will be supplying its product to 65 private B.C. retail stores, marking one of the first partnerships of its kind in the province. Nations Cannabis announced it has signed a memorandum…
A grassroots coalition has emerged – in the face of Band Council opposition and violent police raids – to set rules and to ensure the safety of Indigenous cannabis industry at Six Nations. From realpeoples.media original article July 13 2020 SIX NATIONS – The ongoing saga of cannabis dispensaries at Six…
Tupa’s Joint, in Vernon B.C., has experienced a surge in curious customers and for more than just its products From aptnnews.ca Original Article by Kelsie Kilwana July 13, 2020 There has been no slowing down since Tupa’s Joint, an Indigenous cannabis dispensary in downtown Vernon, was raided for a second time on…
From thestar.com Original Article by Wendy Gillis June 28 2020 For more background on this story see Dispensing Freedom’s previous coverage here Dallas Porter said the Six Nations Police Service officer grabbed him and slammed him onto the ground. Suddenly, the teen’s life was in peril. The survivor of a…
400 people have signed on to support the Ranch. About half of the pledges are from Indigenous people, coming from a wide variety of nations and clans across Turtle Island, including strong representation from Batchewana and Garden River First Nations.
A new step in a dialogue was made on Sunday as Sergeant Jim Sayers of the Batchewana Police (OPP) agreed with dispensary owners that criminalization doesn’t work to address rights issues; and offered to “sit down, talk about it, come to an arrangement” as Anishinaabe people. OPP Provincial Liaison Team…
New business, at Ruby Creek, will be the first cannabis retail outlet opened near Hope From TheProgress.com Original Article by Emelie Peacock June 19 2020 Yale First Nation will soon open the first cannabis retail operation in the Hope area, with plans for a dispensary at Ruby Creek. The dispensary…