Today, cannabis presents a new and legitimate economic opportunity. Penalizing Indigenous communities for pursuing it would be unconscionable. Instead, federal and provincial governments must fosters cannabis-related economic development.
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First Nations jurisdiction an important tool for development: Both the Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation and the Pheasant Rump Nakota Nation have seized the opportunity and established cannabis dispensaries under the jurisdiction of their First Nations
Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation is taking steps to ensure that a cannabis project operated by Wiisag does not go forward without proper consultation, legal land leases and an environmental review.
Legal pot sellers cry foul over Tyendinaga shops: A Kingston, Ont., pot grower says competition from unregulated cannabis shops on the nearby First Nation have made it all but impossible for would-be entrepreneurs to compete in the legal marketplace.
Chief says First Nation cannabis shops fall Under treaty law. Police and Cannabis NB disagree.
THC slushies, pirate radio and the cannabis-driven boom in a Mohawk community: A cannabis economy began to bloom in Tyendinaga after the Liberal government first announced it would legalize cannabis.
The Band Council of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation took the unprecedented step by passing zoning bylaws to completely ban cannabis operations on reserve. The bylaws were passed on July 11, 2019, and designate the entirety of the reserve as a “Special Development Zone” in which it is forbidden…
The dispute pitting the Saskatchewan government against two First Nations with pot shops on reserve is rife with ‘intricate’ legal issues, according to a legal expert who sees a 25-year-old battle over a casino as the closest historic parallel.
The fact that the federal government had done little or no consultation with First Nations has become a blessing in disguise. The door is wide open for First Nation control of cannabis.
Ontario First Nations balk at province's newly-announced cannabis retail licence lottery: First Nations cannabis entrepreneurs are outraged at the reigning Ontario Conservative Party’s plan to license stores located on reservations