Ontario First Nations balk at province's newly-announced cannabis retail licence lottery: First Nations cannabis entrepreneurs are outraged at the reigning Ontario Conservative Party’s plan to license stores located on reservations
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Don’t expect Nipissing First Nation to apply for a retail license to sell cannabis on the reserve. That’s the word from Chief Scott McLeod who says there is no desire on the part of the band council. Chief says cannabis retail licensing process unfair
Indigenous cannabis retailers are turning their backs on the Ontario’s plan to license up to eight stores on First Nations reserves, suggesting provincial regulation would hurt thriving businesses, cause infighting and infringe on their sovereignty
A recent announcement by the provincial government that it would be awarding another 50 retail licences in the province, eight of which will be reserved for First Nation communities, has raised significant concerns over jurisdiction for First Nations.
Prospective Ontario First Nation cannabis store owner 'super excited' to apply for new licence: A band councillor in Couchiching First Nation and prospective cannabis store owner says he's excited that entrepreneurs in Ontario's First Nations can now apply
Indigenous group questions provincial approach to First Nation cannabis store licences On Wednesday, Ontario announced 42 licences will be issued throughout the province. Another eight are being allocated for stores to open up in First Nations communities.
Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation plebiscite and survey give chief and council nod to regulate legal pot sales
Ventures wait on governments as Nipissing First Nation passes own cannabis law; Nipissing First Nation wants First Nations included in the cannabis industry. Chief Scott McLeod informs that the current legislation is discriminatory.
The Chiefs of Ontario have passed a resolution enabling First Nations to assert complete jurisdiction to govern all cannabis operations within their own territories.
Cultivating, buying or selling cannabis could provide economic support to those First Nations devastated by a downturn in the province's forest industry.