Northern Territory Police have issued two people with notices to appear for the supply of cannabis to an indigenous community. From MirageNews.com PRESS RELEASE December 31, 2020 Yesterday, police were conducting screening at a local airport when drug detection dog Lena responded to a woman’s suitcase. Police located and seized…
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From The CBC by Jack Julian December 23, 2020 Nine people were arrested Wednesday after the RCMP raided five unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in the Halifax area. Police say they seized a “significant quantity” of cannabis, cannabis products and cash from the dispensaries on Caldwell Road in Cole Harbour. The businesses operated on land…
From Yahoo! Finance December 23 2020 Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – December 23, 2020) – Veritas Pharma Inc. (CSE: VRT) (OTC: VRTHF) (FSE: 2VPA) (“Veritas” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it expects to complete the Due Diligence process for the acquisition of Indigenous Bloom Hemp Corporation (“HempCo”) within the…
From CTV News December 22, 2020 VICTORIA — The B.C. government says it’s allowing Cowichan Tribes on Vancouver Island to participate in both cannabis retail and production for one year. The province says in a statement the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act generally restricts businesses from operating in both the…
From cannabislifenetwork.com by Dylan Klimchuk December 17, 2020 On December 10th, 2020, NATIONS Cannabis and the BC Craft Farmers Co-op (BCCFC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU outline’s each party’s desire and willingness to commit to a mutually beneficial relationship that goes beyond a simple business agreement. NATIONS Cannabis is a First Nations…
From iol.co.za Original article by Shakirah Thebus December 13 2020 Cape Town – Around 300 Rastafarians marched through the Cape Town CBD over the exclusion of indigenous people from the cannabis industry. They were also unhappy about the lack of legislation pertaining to cannabis cultivation and land distribution. The march,…
“Reconciliation is not just words. Reconciliation is action.”– B.C. Premier John Horgan From insidethejar.com Original article by Amanda Siebert December 11 2020 Canada’s legal cannabis industry presents an agricultural opportunity of profound potential for First Nations and their governments; one could also argue that participating in such an industry is…
From NavajoTimes.com Original Article by Arlyssa Becenti November 12 2020 Authorities dashed down Mesa Farm Road in Shiprock early Monday morning toward one of Dineh Benally’s hemp hoop houses that had been built over the summer. The road leads not only to Dineh’s and his father Donald Benally’s residence, it’s…
Reservation commission recommended medical marijuana law passed unanimously making tribal policy on medical use more clear From mvskokemedia.com Original Article by Angel Ellis November 10 2020 OKMULGEE, Oklahoma — The Muscogee (Creek) Nation considered and unanimously passed traffic laws that would update the tribe’s criminal and traffic codes in order…
This policy brief by the CDPE and the University of Toronto offers a first-of-its-kind comprehensive and systematic look at the race and gender of those with the greatest influence and financial stake in the legal cannabis industry in Canada. Given the disproportionate negative effects experienced by Black, Indigenous, and People…