Reserves are now essentially a law enforcement no-go zone. They will not step foot on a reserve to shut down a pot shop, not even if there are at least 36 on a small reserve like Tyendinaga, Pop: 4,297.
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The arrest this week of Derek Roque – co-owner of the Creator’s Choice cannabis dispensary on the Wahnapitae First Nation – should never have happened, says a band council member.
The owner of Creator's Choice said he's confused as to why his Wahnapitae First Nation dispensary was raided Sept. 18, leading to his subsequent arrest.
The Ontario Provincial Police have released the list of charges resulting from raids of two marijuana dispensaries this week at Wahnapitae First Nation.
This the full PDF document of the Anishinabek Nation 2018 Cannabis Report
Exactly how the provisions of the federal Cannabis Act, which came into force on 17 October 2018, will apply to Indigenous communities has not been addressed in the legislation.
On Thursday September 18th over 50 people showed up on less than 12 hours notice to rally in support of Derek Roque, the owner of Creator's Choice, an indigenous cannabis dispensary in Wahnapitae First Nation. Here is a compilation of some of the video that was taken that day.
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) may be stepping into a quagmire of who is in control of cannabis sales and production at Six Nations. The HCCC agreed to look at issues surrounding cannabis sales and use at Six Nations including medical use and policing issues at its meeting Saturday, August 24 2019.
At the end of August, the Manitoulin OPP stopped a vehicle travelling on Highway 17 in Baldwin Township, Ontario. Officers found the driver to be suspended in the Province of Ontario. Further investigation revealed the driver to be in possession of controlled drugs, and an amount of Canadian money.
Couchiching was one of eight First Nations to receive a cannabis licence during a selection process that began on July 31 and a storefront is expected to open as early as the end of this year, or at the latest, summer of 2020.