Pot issue coming to boil on Six Nations: The survey in question shows massive support (in the 80 to 90 per cent range, based on answers from 731 respondents) for the availability of marijuana in their territory and for the "sovereign right" of Six Nations
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by Erin Andersen, 570News, January 28, 2018 Community members living on the Six Nations of the Grand River near Brantford are hosting a public forum on Sunday, to discuss results from a community survey conducted last year. Nearly 1,000 people participated in the survey, as the territory opened its first…
Jeff hawk sits outside his shop and reflects on the recent raid of his shop. Jeff is holding a meeting on January 28th from 1-4pm at Yogi’s Barn to discuss the results of the Green Health survey.
Issue 3 of the Smoke Signals Bulletin is now out. Topics covered include the responses to the Six Nations cannabis survey and the efforts of First Nations Medicinal to give back to those in need.
APTN National News | January 22, 2018 by Beverly Andrews Video available here. Beverly Andrews APTN News Six Nations police raided a marijuana dispensary earlier this month arresting the owner and a few others. It’s what the band council appears to want and so does the chief of police. “They should wait until they…
Six Nations cannabis dispensary owner defiant after raid: ‘Stay out of our affairs’ By Jorge Barrera, CBC News Posted: Jan 10, 2018 8:10 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 15, 2018 9:30 AM ET Jeff Hawk said he was sitting in the lounge area of his dispensary chatting with friends early on Tuesday evening…
Phil Fontaine, an Indigenous politician turned marijuana executive, has spent the last year travelling the country and talking to First Nations about jobs, wealth and training opportunities the burgeoning marijuana business could bring.
by Teviah Moro, Hamilton Spectator, Dec 27, 2017 OHSWEKEN — As far as Jeff Hawk is concerned, his marijuana dispensary is filling a void in Six Nations. Potentially deadly opiates are widely available, but safe, medicinal marijuana is not, says Hawk, owner of Green Health for Six. “There ain’t really a large…
TORONTO – For many Indigenous communities, medicinal cannabis has become an important economic asset, bringing prosperity to many of those entering the industry. In Wahnapitae First Nation, dispensary owner Chadwick McGregor is determined to share some of that wealth with his community. “In December we ran a contest called Bringing…
Maliseet in New Brunswick and the RCMP are at odds over whether the community of Tobique has the lawful ability to sell medicinal marijuana. The issue came to a head on Oct. 5 when officers raided the offices of Tribal ReLeaf, a medicinal cannabis dispensary on Tobique First Nation. Tom…