A Senate committee debating Bill C-45, the cannabis law, heard from a company advocating for full Indigenous participation on Monday.
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March 27, 2018. Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory – Stacy Huff is calm but powerful in her role as spokesperson for the Indigenous Cannabis Cup. She’s well grounded in the powers and uses of cannabis passed on to her from her parents and grandparents. For years, cannabis has been one of several…
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Smoke Signals Radio Speaks with Stacy Huff
March 16, 2018
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You’re listening to Smoke Signals Radio, a Smoke Signals Media Production.
I’m datejie green
Today I’m speaking with Stacy Huff of Akwesasne Mohawk Territory. Stacy is a midwife trained in the healing powers of cannabis and other plant based traditional medicines. She’s also a grandmother and an activist with deep roots in land and water protection.
I’m meeting Stacy in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, where she and her children are visiting relations. She is here also as co-organizer of the Indigenous Cannabis Cup coming up from May 18-21.
Stacy starts me off with a tour of the Cup grounds. It’s a beautiful winters day. The sun is high and bright, and the wind is powerful. Stacy tells me, “This North Wind, is known as “Kadaswat,” ever playful, sometimes vicious.” She says she’s grateful that today is a playful day, that Kadaswat must be excited about the topic of healing!
We retreat inside to get out of the cold and talk about indigenous cannabis.
Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba has made a major investment in cannabis and Chief Christian Sinclair says it is already paying off. The community invested $3 million in National Access Cannabis.
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Herbal Releaf CBD+, King Leaf and Smoke Signals Media Present: An open meeting to discuss the following topics: What is the Onkwehon:we relationship to cannabis? What are the implications of the Canadian legalization of cannabis for Onkwehon:we people? How should cannabis be “regulated” on Onkwehon:we territories? Given the potential economic…
Come and learn about how Medicinal Cannabis can improve Senior Healthcare. This event will showcase presentations by representatives of Green Health, Mukwa Botanicals, and a workshop for seniors on how medicinal cannabis can improve their healthcare. Friday, March 23, 2:30-5pm, Six Nations Tourism Building, 2498 Chiefswood Rd, Six Nations All are…
Licensed weed producer Tilray has formed a strategic alliance with Sandoz Canada by Vanmala Subramaniam, Vice News, Mar 19, 2018 One of Canada’s largest licensed weed producers has formed a strategic partnership with a major pharmaceutical company, marking the first — and much anticipated — foray of Big Pharma into…
First Nations entrepreneurs big winners of Manitoba cannabis plan: A group of First Nations looks set to win big in the Manitoba cannabis market, thanks to partnerships with several cannabis companies chosen to run the province’s private marijuana retails
The developers also said marijuana grown by Nations Cannabis would be better regulated and healthier than that sold in the black market or grown by individuals in their homes following marijuana legalization later this year.