From Leafly by David Silverberg October 11 2022 British Columbia recently announced it’s joining other provinces in allowing cannabis producers to sell products on-site, while also potentially opening the door to product sampling and on-site consumption starting at the end of November. Under the new regulation, cultivators who are interested…
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While Indigenous hemp and marijuana operators see opportunity within the space, bureaucratic, investing and scalability hurdles persist. From Benzinga by Jelena Martinovic October 10, 2022 During a hearing earlier this year before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) pointed out that Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) funds are being used to interfere in the Tribal…
Raid comes after controversial Band Council motion to “ban Mohawk Tobacco” from reserve was passed in July. COLE HARBOUR, UNCEDED MI’KMAQ TERRITORY – On Wednesday, Oct 6th, the RCMP escorted Charles Naugle, a Fuel and Tobacco Officer of Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services, into Cole Harbour, a district of…
A group of 10 Anishinaabe cannabis users and dispensary owners who have raised a constitutional challenge to Canada’s Cannabis Act, won a victory at the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario yesterday. In a seven page decision, Justice P.J. Boucher refused a motion by the Crown to summarily dismiss the…
The study, mandated by the law that legalized adult-use cannabis in October 2018, will evaluate its impact on the illicit market, indigenous communities, the economy and more. From Cannabis Business Times by Melissa Schiller September 23 2022 The Canadian government announced Sept. 22 that it has launched a review of its 2018…
From CBC News by Peter Zimonjic Sep 22, 2022 The review will look at impact on Indigenous people, youth and home cultivation The federal government has launched a review of the Cannabis Act to determine whether the legislation governing the legalization of marijuana is meeting Canadians’ needs and expectations. “Through this useful, inclusive…
From MJBizDaily by Matt Lamers September 15 2022 The Canadian government is delaying the launch of the mandatory review of the country’s 2018 recreational cannabis law because of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, sources told MJBizDaily. Queen Elizabeth II, who was Canada’s monarch, died Sept. 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The…
www.DispensingFreedom.com is hosting a Zoom meeting on Thursday Sept 8th, (6pm in the Maritimes, 5pm in Ontario, 3pm in Alberta, and 2pm in BC time) to hear from spokespeople from the Burnin Grass dispensary in Samson First Nation and to get reactions from others on the call about what happened…
By Dispensing Freedom Staff SAMSON FIRST NATION – Burnin Grass Dispensary, one of the only sovereign Indigenous cannabis shops operating openly in Alberta was raided by the RCMP on Thursday, Sept 1st, 2022. In violation of constitutionally protected treaty and Aboriginal rights, the RCMP came onto the reserve with automatic…
Matter dropped after Crown said lead investigator was no longer available From CBC by Erin Pottie September 2 2022 A Cape Breton man waited nearly two years to argue for what he says is his right to sell cannabis on reserve lands. But just as Albert Marshall Jr.’s trial got underway on…