Todd Thompson was selling cannabis out of his head shop the day after marijuana became legal in Minnesota. He says he had every right to. From Minnesota Reformer by Mike Mosedale October 14 2025 MAHNOMEN — The day after Minnesota officially legalized recreational marijuana in August 2023, agents with the…
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From Quinte News September 24 2025 A heavy police presence continues on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Wednesday in an effort to crack down on illegal cannabis production. Tyendinaga Police Service (TPS) and the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau began executing multiple warrants on the reserve Tuesday. In a statement Wednesday, TPS…
The RCMP published its targets and goals for 2024-2025 in its Departmental Plan which includes more “engagement” with Indigenous communities on cannabis. The Federal government also released the Renewal of the funding for the existing Federal framework for the legalization and regulation of cannabis in Canada (Horizontal initiative) the long-winded…
Since February 4th 2025 the Nova Scotia RCMP has been launching near-daily raids on Mi’kmaq-owned truckhouses belonging to members of the Micmac Rights Association. While the NS-RCMP regularly conducts raids on Indigenous truckhouses and fisheries the scale and aggressiveness of the recent raids are unprecedented. Some of the aggressive and…
From The Whig Standard by Sabrina Beford December 27 2024 The owner of the cannabis shop raided twice by Kingston Police is refusing to back down, insisting he has a constitutionally protected right to operate his business. Article content Robert Fisher Tehonikonrathe is the Indigenous owner of the MyLegacy cannabis…
Kings District RCMP seized cannabis, psilocybin, and tobacco items at an unlicensed storefront and arrested a man as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. From StratCann by David Brown December 19 2024 On December 18, officers attended a cannabis storefront on Sweetgrass Rd. in Hantsport and arrested a 34-year-old…
From Castanet by Colin Dacre October 31 2024 Police are raiding a cannabis store and smoke shop located on OKIB land in Winfield. Several unmarked police cars are at the scene of the stores at the corner of Highway 97 and Commonwealth Road. The police raid is likely related to…
An unsanctioned pot shop raided by police in the summer has reopened in a new trailer just metres away from one that previously housed the business. From The London Free Press by Dale Carruthers October 21 2024 An unsanctioned pot shop raided by police in the summer has reopened in…
Ten accused say they are members of a long-forgotten First Nation in northeastern Ontario and have a historical right to sell cannabis From The Sudbury Star by Harold Carmichael September 10 2024 The trial in Sudbury of 10 Indigenous people across Ontario facing cannabis-related charges will resume later this year.…
From CTV News by Natalie Lambard August 28 2024 Cannabis, vapes, tobacco and psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, were recently seized from two unlicensed New Brunswick dispensaries. The Department of Justice and Public Safety says peace officers and RCMP officers executed a search warrant on Aug. 15 at the…