Originally published at Indianz.com Harry Anslinger, Marijuana and Akwesasne By Doug George-Kanentiio Who was Harry Anslinger (1892-1975) and how did he come to have a deep effect on the Mohawks of Akwesasne? To begin with we need to understand the product which consumed Mr. Anslinger director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of…
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‘I don’t believe we’re ready at all’ says Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief on new cannabis legislation: federal cannabis legislation came into effect on October 17, 2018. Cannabis policies vary right across Canada and Anishinabek First Nations
After his late father was denied medicinal marijuana, Wil Marsden pledged to supply Gitanyow members in need Chantelle Bellrichard · CBC News · Posted: Oct 14, 2018 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: October 14 Hereditary chief Wil Marsden has made a name for himself in his community as the guy you see if…
Alderville and Hiawatha, separated by a few dozen kilometres, have a big divide when it comes to marijuana By Rhiannon Johnson · CBC News · Oct 12, 2018 Alderville and Hiawatha First Nations are preparing for cannabis legalization in their own ways. (Martin Trainor/CBC) On the south side of Rice Lake in southern Ontario, Alderville…
Last Thursday, I tabled my private member’s bill to expunge records for possession of cannabis for recreational use, an activity that will be perfectly legal in less than a week.
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake, just outside Montreal, has signed a non-binding agreement with Canada's largest cannabis firm, Canopy Growth, that could see the construction of a sprawling, state-of-the-art greenhouse.
Tracy Johnson says the plateau overlooking Niagara Falls and nestled among the Finger Lakes of northwestern New York once was covered in hemp. From IndianCountryToday.com by Alysa Landry Updated September 13, 2018 – Original September 26 2014 The way Tracy Johnson tells it, the plateau of land overlooking Niagara Falls…
Despite possibility of charges, Tribal ReLeaf has branches at Tobique and Oromocto First Nations Hadeel Ibrahim · CBC News · Posted: Jul 17, 2018 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: July 17 Nine months after the RCMP raided the Tobique First Nation dispensary Tribal ReLeaf, and were blockaded by community members for hours, two…
Officers on scene at Thursday at marijuana dispensaries on Chilliwack reserves PAUL HENDERSON Surrey Now Leader, Jul. 12, 2018 The proprietors of two new cannabis retail shops on two different local First Nations reserves in Chilliwack learned this week that, yes, marijuana is still illegal. At around 10 a.m. on July…
Pot sales and weed bans: How these First Nations are tackling cannabis legalization: With the October deadline fast approaching, communities across Canada are preparing for cannabis legalizaton.