The Pikwàkanagàn First Nation near Ottawa will get to apply for a retail cannabis store licence, representing the ninth pot shop on the territory and the only government-sanctioned one.
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Pot Tax Deal Could Bring Revenue Boom for Canada’s First Nations: An agreement would reduce lost tax revenue from illegal sales on First Nations lands, give indigenous businesses more power to work with mainstream pot firms, and provide billions of dollars in revenues.
Recent RCMP spot checks conducted in Millbrook, according to one shop owner, were set up specifically to target non-natives who are purchasing cannabis products on the reserve.
It's been a full year since cannabis was legalized, but Mi'kmaw dispensary owners in Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia still have no clarity on the legality of their businesses.
After spending months creating its own cannabis laws and regulations, Zagime Anishinabek First Nation, formerly Sakimay, has opened a dispensary, the Omagakii Medical Dispensary
Council Candidate Nick Wyman released two videos today on his Facebook campaign page expressing his desire to see fundamental changes take place in Elected Council's relationship to the cannabis industry at Six Nations.
The Province has established a working group with the First Nations Leadership Council to ensure Indigenous interests are considered and interested communities are included in this emerging industry.
Dispensing Freedom is proud to announce that we’re launching our first weekly Podcast series providing you coverage of the Indigenous cannabis industry. Listen at the link above, or read the script below. “Hello listeners, my name is Darryl Richardson, freelance reporter, and I’m Rez, an Ojibwe student in Toronto today…
Staff members of the Green Cross 6N medicinal cannabis dispensary received multiple injuries at the hands of Six Nations Police during a raid on October 9th. SIX NATIONS – At approximately 5pm on the evening of October 9th, 2019, Six Nations man Alyziah Styres, 20 responded to a noise at…
Education campaign for Indigenous youth aims to reduce cannabis use before driving. The video, called DUI FYI, was created by BearPaw Media. It is 12 minutes long, and features two Indigenous actors who use humour to get the message across.