From Castanet by Jon Manchester November 18 2022 Canadian and U.S. Indigenous leaders are expected to take part in a conference in Vernon this weekend discussing First Nations’ future in the multibillion-dollar cannabis industry. The Cannabis Harvest Gathering takes place Friday through Sunday at the Vernon Lodge and Syilx Okanagan Trading Post.…
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DARTMOUTH, NS – Over 40 people accompanied Chris Googoo to his court date at the Dartmouth courthouse on October 11th, 2022. Googoo, an Elected Councillor and entrepreneur in Millbrook First Nation, is raising a constitutional challenge to defend his Aboriginal and Treaty rights to sell cannabis on unceded Indian lands after his shop was raided by the RCMP. Councillor Googoo’s shop in Cole Harbour was raided along with several others on December 23rd, 2020. He was charged under the Cannabis Act with “possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling,” and “possession for the purpose of distributing cannabis.”
The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association aims to connect and educate entrepreneurs working in a space – and country – that isn’t helping them. From The Story Exchange by Candice Helfand-Rogers October 20 2022 Cannabis is one of America’s fastest-growing sectors – but it’s leaving out most Americans. Indeed, cannabis remains…
From The Ripon Advance EDITORIAL October 11 2022 Following an Oct. 6 executive order from President Joe Biden to pardon people convicted of marijuana possession, U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Brian Mast (R-FL) urged the president to also address the enforcement of federal cannabis laws on tribal lands. “We…
From APTN by Angel Moore October 11 2022 Chris Googoo, a councillor in Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia was supposed to go court Tuesday to set a trial date for two charges of breaching the province’s cannabis laws. Instead, Googoo told the court that he plans on fighting the…
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…
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…
From The Gleaner Western Bureau September 20 2022 RASTAFARIAN ELDER Ras Iyah V, who was one of the key advocates for the decriminalisation of ganja, says he is not optimistic that small ganja farmers will ever benefit from the emerging medicinal cannabis industry, unless legislation is put in place to…
Awareness and education surrounding illicit tobacco in Canada can reduce the impact on public health From The National Post by Joanne Peters, Postmedia Content Works August 3 2022 This story was created by Content Works, Postmedia’s commercial content division, on behalf of Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. The trade in illicit…
There is no single answer or solution for how to improve the current state of cannabis in indigenous Sovereign nations because the issue is complicated, and opinions and challenges vary from tribe to tribe throughout the land. From The Fresh Toast by Tom Gaffey June 28 2022 Many lawmakers continue…