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BC court rejects retailers’ lawsuit calling for enforcement against cannabis stores on First Nations land

A BC court has thrown out a lawsuit filed by several BC cannabis retailers who say the government has failed to enforce its own regulations.  From StratCann by David Brown September 19 2023 The plaintiffs had alleged that the BC government failed to enforce its licencing requirements to shut down…

Brantford police raid sovereign Indigenous cannabis shop on Mohawk lands

A sovereign Indigenous cannabis store operating in downtown Brantford, Ontario was robbed on Tuesday Sept 12th by the Brantford Police department. Sovern 4/20, which opened the day before the raid occurred, is located at 14 Dalhousie Street on lands deeded by the Crown to the “Mohawks and such others of the Six Nations” by the Haldimand Proclamation of 1784.

Stratford police board says ‘no extra attention’ will be paid to unlicensed Indigenous pot shop

The owners of an unlicensed Indigenous pot shop are celebrating after the Stratford police services board said “no extra attention would be paid” to the business at Wednesday’s meeting. From Simcoe Reformer by Galen Simmons September 14 2023 The Indigenous co-owner of an unlicensed medical marijuana dispensary says he feels…

Indian Tribe Within North Carolina Votes To Legalize Marijuana, Snubbing Anti-Cannabis GOP Congressman

From Marijuana Moment by Ben Adlin September 7 2023 The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) passed a referendum Thursday in favor of legalizing marijuana, becoming the first jurisdiction within the borders of North Carolina—or any of its surrounding states—to commit to the policy change. But it will be a…

Vote This Week Could Make Cherokee Tribe The First Legal Seller Of Recreational Marijuana In North Carolina

From The Marijuana Moment by Ben Adlin September 4 2023 Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) are set to vote Thursday on a referendum that would legalize marijuana for people over 21—not just tribal members, but any adult who wants to make a purchase. The proposal is…

A Six Nations store under Band Council regulation is openly selling ‘as much Magic mushrooms as you want.’

By Dispensing Freedom Staff SIX NATIONS – Dispensing Freedom has received an audio recording of a customer buying psychedelic mushrooms at a Six Nations cannabis store regulated by the Six Nations Cannabis Commission. In an audio recording made on the premises of the store in July of 2023, an employee…

INDIGENOUS CANNABIS TRADING POST

From Cannabis Life Network by Caleb McMillan July 19 2023 There’s a new Indigenous cannabis trading post in Stratford, Ontario. Or, as some may put it, there’s an “unlicensed” cannabis shop on the traditional lands of the Anishnabek, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and Ojibway/Chippewa peoples. It’s a bit of a catch-22 for the progressive cult. As…