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Pot-shop lawsuit ‘a big smokescreen,’ says Long Plain First Nation chief

‘The province wants obviously direct control of anything and everything,’ Dennis Meeches says CBC News • Jul 04, 2021 The chief of a First Nation being sued by the province over the operation of a cannabis store on its treaty lands says the legal action has nothing to do with health…

Songhees open cannabis shop downtown

The Songhees First Nation opened the first of two cannabis retail stores in downtown Victoria on Friday. Seed & Stone Songhees Edition at 901 Gordon St. From Times Colonist by Darron Kloster June 26 2021 The Songhees First Nation opened the first of two cannabis retail stores in downtown Victoria…

Analysis: SNGR Band Council “Cannabis Law” violates both Canadian Law and the Great Law

From RealPeoples.Media EDITORIAL June 18, 2021 SIX NATIONS – On June 9, 2021 elected Chief Mark Hill and the Six Nations of the Grand River Indian Act Elected Band Council passed a new version of their “cannabis law” that will come “into force” on June 21, 2021. The law is a brazen attempt by elected…

Squamish Nation seeks preference for cannabis retail in Gibsons

Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation is seeking political support from Town of Gibsons council for “preferential opportunities” for cannabis retail in the municipality. From Coast Reporter by Sophie Woodrooffe June 17 2021 Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation is seeking political support from Town of Gibsons council for “preferential opportunities” for cannabis retail in the municipality.…

Long Plain First Nation Pursuing Access to the Cannabis Market through its Inherent Law-­Making Authority

Media Release – Long Plain First Nation MAY 21, 2021 – The leadership of the Long Plain First Nation has adopted the Long Plain First Nation Cannabis Law pursuant to section 35 of the Constitution Act, the First Nations Land Management Act and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of…

First Nation cannabis producer Seven Leaf expands distribution to BC retailer Indigenous Bloom

By David Brown, Stratcann, May 13, 2021 A First Nations-owned cannabis producer in Ontario has expanded its distribution to First Nations retailers in BC this week. The products, grown by Seven Leaf, a Health Canada licensed producer operating in the First Nation territory of Akwesasne, are being shipped following a release…

‘Our own grey areas:’ First Nations navigate hazy cannabis retail jurisdictions

From LeaderPost.com by Evan Radford April 23 2021 Zagime Anishinabeck is leading four communities in drafting cannabis safety standards for current and possible future on-reserve pot shops. More than two years after Ottawa legalized weed, Saskatchewan’s green industry has grown into a jurisdictional grey zone. First Nations in the province’s…