24 hours after the RCMP unlawfully raided Top Shelf Cannabis, over 100 outraged community members protested in front of the Millbrook detachment office seeking answers as to who authorized the raid. By Dispensing Freedom Staff MILLBROOK FIRST NATION – The day after the RCMP raided the Top Shelf Trading Post…
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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…
The owners of Ottawa area Indigenous cannabis dispensaries and their supporters assert their constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty right to an economy on their unceded lands. Supporters of Indigenous rights listen as store owner Robert Fisher speaks outside of the Ottawa Police Services HQ on May 14, 2025. By Dispensing Freedom Staff…
Kwey. We’re the 1701 Treaty Trade Council. Our website was created for information about the struggle for our rights and our upcoming events. We are also encouraging all of our friends and supporters to join us in welcoming the Royals and reminding them of their treaty obligations. We have a…
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…
From The Eastern Door by Eve Cable November 22 2024 In-person consultations have begun for those living within 300-metre radiuses of proposed dispensary sites, with members of the Kahnawake Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) visiting residences last Saturday. “The in-person consultation is going well so far,” said Tara Jacobs, chairperson of…
From Indian Time November 14 2024 KAHNAWAKE – The Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) is pleased to announce that a Micro-Cultivation License has been officially granted to MSJ Cultivation. This license issuance follows the thorough evaluation and approval process set out in the Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Law (KCCL) and the…
Cannabis retailers in Vernon, BC, say they have seen an increase in new customers in the days following recent raids of several unlicensed stores operating just outside city limits. From StratCann by David Brown November 4 2024 Provincial inspectors recently closed down a handful of unlicensed cannabis stores operating on…
Voters in four states will decide whether to legalize marijuana for personal or medical use in the Nov. 5 election From ICT News by Mary Anette Pember November 3 2024 Four states have marijuana-legalization measures on the Nov. 5 ballot that could influence current and future plans for tribal cannabis…
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…