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Pot issue coming to boil on Six Nations

by Jeff Mahoney, The Hamilton Spectator, January 28, 2018 OHSWEKEN — If you ever thought the legal pot thing would go down nice and mellow anywhere, from Salt Spring Island to St. John’s, or Six Nations in between, what were you smoking? Case in point. Sunday’s gathering at Yogi’s Barn,…

Smoke Signals Bulletin #3

Issue 3 of the Smoke Signals Bulletin is now out. Topics covered include the responses to the Six Nations cannabis survey and the efforts of First Nations Medicinal to give back to those in need.  

No dispensaries: Wait until marijuana is legal says Six Nations police chief

APTN National News | January 22, 2018 by Beverly Andrews  Video available here.  Beverly Andrews APTN News Six Nations police raided a marijuana dispensary earlier this month arresting the owner and a few others. It’s what the band council appears to want and so does the chief of police. “They should wait until they…

First Nations entrepreneurs are asserting sovereignty and seizing the new cannabis economy

  Six Nations cannabis dispensary owner defiant after raid: ‘Stay out of our affairs’ By Jorge Barrera, CBC News Posted: Jan 10, 2018 8:10 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 15, 2018 9:30 AM ET Jeff Hawk said he was sitting in the lounge area of his dispensary chatting with friends early on Tuesday evening…

First Nations communities look to marijuana industry for economic opportunities

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/first-nations-marijuana-phil-fontaine-1.4466317 Marijuana businesses represent ‘tremendous potential’ for First Nations, Phil Fontaine says By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press Posted: Dec 28, 2017 12:33 PM ET Last Updated: Dec 28, 2017 3:28 PM ET Canada’s marijuana industry is expanding rapidly and some First Nations are looking to cash in on the emerging economic opportunities.…