Former National Chief Del Riley will deliver a presentation entitled: “Decolonization, ‘Moderate livelihood,’ and cannabis as an aboriginal right” at 5pm on March 16th at the Legends Gaming Center in Millbrook First Nation. Chief Del Riley is a Hereditary Crane Clan Chief of the Chippewa Nation, a two term Chief of the Chippewas…
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From HighTimes.com by Addison Herron-Wheeler February 4 2021 Oregon has traditionally been a socially conscious state, as well as one of the first states to allow legal cannabis. Now, House Bill 3112, or the Oregon Cannabis Equity Act, has been introduced into the legislature. This bill would make a point of ensuring…
Northern Territory Police have issued two people with notices to appear for the supply of cannabis to an indigenous community. From MirageNews.com PRESS RELEASE December 31, 2020 Yesterday, police were conducting screening at a local airport when drug detection dog Lena responded to a woman’s suitcase. Police located and seized…
“Reconciliation is not just words. Reconciliation is action.”– B.C. Premier John Horgan From insidethejar.com Original article by Amanda Siebert December 11 2020 Canada’s legal cannabis industry presents an agricultural opportunity of profound potential for First Nations and their governments; one could also argue that participating in such an industry is…
From leafly.com original article by Jillian Kestler-D’Amours July 20. 2020 On October 17, 2018, thousands of Canadians waited outside cannabis shops to finally buy the drug legally for the first time in the nation’s history. That same day, while attention was turned to the shops, the Canadian government promised to…
The art of denying Indians their human rights has been refined to a science. The following list of commonly used techniques will be helpful in " burglar- proofing" your reserves, and your rights.
Reversing drug prohibition and legalizing cannabis is a historic feat. But as Boyd points out, before we turn the chapter, drug prohibition needs to be “understood as a social justice and human rights issue. The question is how will the government address the historic violence and injustice of drug prohibition?”…
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.