The legal cannabis market is already presenting both challenges and opportunities for many Indigenous communities across the country. Former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine spent 2017 travelling to meet with First Nations and cannabis companies about the potential for future jobs and economic growth.
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Police have intercepted shipments of drugs that were destined for the James Bay Coast.
Some wonder what’s taken so long, but it appears some local First Nations people are taking advantage of marijuana’s legal grey area by opening up shops on reserves.
Jorge Barrera • CBC News • May 27, 2018 Marijuana dispensaries are sprouting in large numbers on Mohawk territory, while community rules are up in the air It’s a 24-hour, seven-day a week business at the Pot Shoppe on Tyendinaga Mohawk territory, east of Belleville, Ont. The small, cabin-like store…
A new cannabis shop opened its doors in Chilliwack recently, but this one won’t be fined and won’t face the same pressure to shut down from city hall as the last one did.
Man facing numerous counts after OPP seize thousands in stolen items and drugs: OPP say the drugs included marijuana, cocaine, and cannabis resin.
Serpent River First Nation host information and sharing session on Cannabis legalization: one-day information and sharing session to educate citizens about the upcoming legalization of Cannabis, what First Nation community members need to know,
Senate, Indigenous leaders flagging import points on pot: The Senate seems determined to slow the Liberal government's timeline for marijuana legalization, and Justin Trudeau seems just as determined to deliver his legalization on time
“This delay being suggested right now is based on concerns that cannabis will harm First Nations communities and hurt Indigenous youth — but it won’t.”
That declaration followed comments the previous day that suggested he was open to slowing down the process, following a Senate committee report calling for more consultation with First Nations on taxation, education materials and addictions treatment.