A “cannabis industrial park” could be built at Saugeen First Nation, part of a Canadian Indigenous business headquartered at Neyaashiinigmiing with global ambitions, company officials said this weekend.
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by Alan S. Hale, Standard Freeholder, February 23, 2019 AWKESASNE — The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) is pleading for calm after a protest in front of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service headquarters became violent on Friday night, resulting in a police SUV to be stolen by protesters and burned on…
In less than a year, seven cannabis dispensaries have opened in Pikwàkanagàn First Nation. The dispensaries opened without the blessing of any level of government, including the band council. About 450 people live on the reserve about 150 kilometres west of Ottawa.
Green Leaf Dispensary Raided… For The Fifth Time: A Kahnawake Peacekeeper entry team was again at Green Leaf on Highway 138, and seized a large quantity of suspected marijuana and marijuana-laced products.
The Onkwehonweh-Neha Kanonhsesne’s entry into cannabis retailing could be worthy of certain consideration if it weren’t so circumspect and convenient.
Advocating for a First Nation’s interests: Like many First Nations right now, Sawridge is considering the opportunities around cannabis businesses since legalization of the product for recreational purposes came into force in October.
A cannabis store that opened recently near Lake Country is operating without a licence. According to the province, in order to operate cannabis stores must obtain a provincial licence
First Nation has close to $50M invested in cannabis industry: The First Nation was looking for economic opportunities and discovered the retail side of the cannabis industry was going to be the most lucrative.
Three Sudbury-area men have been charged with selling pot illegally after police raided shops in Henvey Inlet, south of the city.
After executing two search warrants in Wahnapitae First Nation Thursday, Ontario Provincial Police along with Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team, the North East Region Community Street Crimes Unit, West Parry Sound Crime Unit and the detatchment carried out two more on dispensaries in Henvey Inlet First Nations on Friday.