How OCN's leader took the Manitoba First Nation from 'paycheque to paycheque' to cannabis business leader. Sinclair's financial stake in National Access Cannabis came with a seat on the company's board and some new acquaintances.
Posts published in “Manitoba”
A retail consortium involves Manitoba's Fisher River Cree Nation, the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation in Ontario, and the cannabis companies Avana Canada, Native Roots Dispensary and MediPharm Labs.
Permits needed to transport alcohol, cannabis in Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation under new community law
Permits needed to transport alcohol, cannabis in Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation under new community law
Anyone caught moving alcohol and cannabis without a permit within Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation could face penalities including fines or banishment, under a new community law that came into effect this week.
The Cannabis Act was created with limited consultation on how it would apply to urban Indigenous communities and communities on-reserve.
Canopy's top pot advocate 'often called a sellout' but fights on: “I’m furious about it,” Black said, tearing up. “My company is allowed to have cannabis factories across the country and we just put a First Nations man in jail for 10 months for possession.
Garden Variety, one of four cannabis retailers approved by the provincial government to establish retail stores in Thompson, is hoping to set up operations in New Town Square at 90 Thompson Driver after being unable to come to terms on a lease at City Centre Mall.
Green Mountain, an upcoming socially responsible, low-cost, large-scale wholesale cannabis and hemp producer, has recently received a $1 million investment from Métis N4 Construction. Métis N4 Construction is a diversified project management construction corporation owned by Métis Economic Development Trust, which was established by the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF).
First Nation has close to $50M invested in cannabis industry: The First Nation was looking for economic opportunities and discovered the retail side of the cannabis industry was going to be the most lucrative.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says his government will enforce a cannabis retailers’ fee on First Nations store owners in the new year, setting up another potential clash with Indigenous leaders.
Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation celebrated the opening of Manitoba’s northernmost cannabis store on Wednesday, when it cut the ribbon on a Meta Cannabis Supply Co. location in Thompson.