Committee chair says situation ‘yet another example of how Indigenous Peoples are being let down by Canada’ Brett Forester – CBC News The federal health minister should amend the 2018 Cannabis Act to recognize First Nations’ right to govern the possession, sale and distribution of cannabis on their lands, a…
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The Hereditary Crane Clan Chief of the Chippewa Nation said there are about 500 other stores across the country operating similarly to Organic Solutions – without a permit, an endeavour to rebuild an Indigenous economy From Stratford Today by Connor Luczka June 9 2023 The owner of an unlicensed cannabis…
MILLBROOK FIRST NATION – Dispensing Freedom has received a copy of the April 4th, 2023 draft Millbrook First Nation Cannabis Control Law. The proposed law is based on cannabis laws passed in Kahnawake and Six Nations which have failed to successfully regulate the cannabis industry in those communities. Key to…
The owner of Spirit River Cannabis says he is simply upholding his constitutional rights From CBC by Colin Butler December 15 2022 The Ontario Provincial Police unit responsible for cannabis enforcement says it is currently “looking into” an Indigenous-owned cannabis retail store operating without a licence in London, Ont. “[The…
An unsanctioned Indigenous-run pot shop operating out of a trailer on Wellington Street south of downtown London has landed on the radar of the police unit responsible for upholding Ontario’s cannabis laws. From London Free Press by Dale Carruthers December 14 2022 Provincial police are investigating an unsanctioned Indigenous-run pot shop…
The panel will be composed of 3 substance use and addiction experts and 2 lawyers From Mugglehead Magazine by Natalia Buendia Calvillo November 25 2022 Canadian health ministers have announced the experts that will be part of the panel on the legislative review of the cannabis act. However, some experts…
From Castanet by Tracey Prediger November 22 2022 The Syilx Cannabis Coalition will be asking the federal government for “autonomy” when it comes to the production, distribution and sale of cannabis on territorial land. The ask comes in the form of the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED – The Government of…
From Castanet by Jon Manchester November 18 2022 Canadian and U.S. Indigenous leaders are expected to take part in a conference in Vernon this weekend discussing First Nations’ future in the multibillion-dollar cannabis industry. The Cannabis Harvest Gathering takes place Friday through Sunday at the Vernon Lodge and Syilx Okanagan Trading Post.…
From The Ripon Advance EDITORIAL October 11 2022 Following an Oct. 6 executive order from President Joe Biden to pardon people convicted of marijuana possession, U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Brian Mast (R-FL) urged the president to also address the enforcement of federal cannabis laws on tribal lands. “We…
While Indigenous hemp and marijuana operators see opportunity within the space, bureaucratic, investing and scalability hurdles persist. From Benzinga by Jelena Martinovic October 10, 2022 During a hearing earlier this year before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) pointed out that Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) funds are being used to interfere in the Tribal…