BY DAVID SOMMERSTEIN (REPORTER/ASST. NEWS DIRECTOR) Feb 24, 2019 — Tensions flared in Akwesasne Friday night over the sale of recreational marijuana. Mohawk police shut down a dispensary on the Canadian side of the territory for the second time in a month. But the clash is symptomatic of deeper divisions in the…
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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.
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…
Friday, February 22nd, 2019 12:25pm | Windspeaker “This is a golden opportunity for all First Nations to get into the game.” — Christian Sinclair, Opaskwayak Cree Nation Two federal ministers spoke at a conference in Ottawa this week which gathered Indigenous cannabis and hemp industry leaders to discuss next steps…
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.
JOANNE LAUCIUS Updated: February 20, 2019 A panel of federal bureaucrats got an earful at a national Indigenous cannabis and hemp conference in Ottawa on Wednesday. The message: Getting a slice of the cannabis industry should have been part of Canada’s reconciliation with its Indigenous peoples — but that opportunity…
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.