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The Role of Indigenous Communities in Canada’s Cannabis Movement

From NUG Magazine by Steve January 30 2026 The Role of Indigenous Communities in Canada’s Cannabis Movement and Its Influence on the United States In recent years, the cannabis movement has evolved remarkably, especially in Canada, with the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2018 marking a significant shift in public…

Province won’t explain how it determined there are 118 illegal cannabis dispensaries in N.S.

From CBC by Shaina Luck January 15 2026 As the province faces backlash on its directive to police agencies to step up enforcement on illegal cannabis dispensaries, it is providing only a vague explanation of how it estimated the number of dispensaries provincewide.  “In early December, an initial assessment estimated…

Victory for Sack Vegas Trading Post and MRA legal team as Charter and s. 35 challenge result in withdrawal of all charges

From Micmac Rights Association October 8 2025 DARTMOUTH – On November 20, 2024, RCMP officers made a warrantless entry into the Mi’kmaw owned Sack Vegas Trading Post on Sackville Drive, claiming to be in “hot pursuit” of someone from a traffic stop. But the facts didn’t support hot pursuit or any…

Crown drops charges to avoid constitutional challenge over Chief Del Riley’s representation of Mi’kmaq people

Crown Prosecutor Len MacKay stays Excise Act and Criminal Code charges against Connor Paul and Scott Paul in Amherst Provincial Court. From Micmac Rights Association September 26 2025 AMHERST, NS – Crown Prosecutor Len MacKay dropped serious charges against two Mi’kmaq men in order to sidestep a constitutional showdown over whether…

RCMP Target Indigenous Cannabis in 2024 – 2025 Plan

The RCMP published its targets and goals for 2024-2025 in its Departmental Plan which includes more “engagement” with Indigenous communities on cannabis. The Federal government also released the Renewal of the funding for the existing Federal framework for the legalization and regulation of cannabis in Canada (Horizontal initiative) the long-winded…

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…

Amikwa cannabis trial dates set for spring 2025

From Manitoulin Expositor by Jaqueline St-Pierre December 11 2024 SUDBURY—The high-profile case involving 10 defendants charged with operating unregulated cannabis stores on Wahnapitae, Henvey Inlet, and Garden River First Nations has entered a critical new phase as trial dates have been scheduled for three weeks in the spring of 2025:…

First Nations cannabis industry continues to grow after 6 years of legalization in Canada

Many First Nations pursuing industry’s economic opportunities, on their own terms From CBC by Darla Ponace October 18 2024 An Indigenous-owned cannabis company in Chilliwack, B.C., that started out as a soverign dispensary is now setting its sights on becoming a global leader in the cannabis industry.  This week marked the six-year anniversary of…

Police raid two Indigenous-run London pot shops

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…