From CTV News by Natalie Lambard August 28 2024 Cannabis, vapes, tobacco and psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, were recently seized from two unlicensed New Brunswick dispensaries. The Department of Justice and Public Safety says peace officers and RCMP officers executed a search warrant on Aug. 15 at the…
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The Sovereignty Summit Brings Together Tribal Leaders, Policy Advocates and Experts in Tribal Law to Shape the Future of Cannabis in Tribal Nations From Business Wire by Emily Meshell August 27 2024 GARBERVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International cannabis and lifestyle brand Cookies is partnering with Native Humboldt Farms, an indigenous-led legacy cannabis brand founded by Lindsey…
Two Indigenous-run pot shops remained closed Wednesday after provincial police raided the unsanctioned businesses one day earlier. From The London Free Press by Dale Carruthers August 21 2024 Two Indigenous-run pot shops remained closed Wednesday after provincial police raided the unsanctioned businesses one day earlier. The crackdown by the OPP’s…
Department of Justice and Public Safety peace officers in New Brunswick seized cannabis and tobacco products from an unlicensed store in Riverview on August 2, arresting two employees. From StratCann by David Brown August 16 2024 Riverview is located just outside Moncton. The products were seized from the L’Nuk Trading Post…
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…
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…
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…
From MPR News by Melissa Olson July 15 2024 On a bright, windy Saturday morning in late June, a long line forms outside Island Peži, a new dispensary opened by Prairie Island Indian Community, home of the Bdewakantunwan Dakota. A DJ spins popular weed anthems. Food trucks roll up selling coffee…
The Prairie Island Indian Community opened Island Peži on Saturday. PIIC has its own cannabis regulatory ordinance with the state’s cannabis market opening in 2025. From Post Bulletin by Rebecca Mitchell June 29 2024 PRAIRIE ISLAND, Minn. — After over a yearlong wait since the state of Minnesota approved recreational…
A chain of Indigenous-branded retail stores that sold cannabis in Ontario which police have targeted in two rounds of raids for operating without a licence has re-opened—but this time without cannabis, at least for the time being. From StratCann by David Brown June 25 2024 On June 5, Ontario Provincial…