The first retail pot store on an urban reserve in Winnipeg opened Friday at noon exactly, with jokes about "high noon" and chuckles over the playful street address of the new outlet.
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About six hours north of Winnipeg, in the small town of Opaskwayak, Man., lies a 1,500-square-foot retail store, fully stocked with cannabis, ready for business.
A new cannabis shop near the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border is set to be Canada’s first federally legal marijuana outlet on FirstNations territory.
Cash from pot starting to flow and the Peguis First Nation is looking to cash in; It’s been less than a week since the legalization of cannabis in Canada and the cash is already flowing in for Winnipeg pot shops.
Reprinted from CTV News. Video Coverage here. OPASKWAYAK CREE NATION, Manitoba — The drums echoed across the empty muddy parking lot outside the local hockey arena as if a call out to the entire community. Despite the howling winds and subzero temperatures, almost instantly dozens began to arrive. By foot,…
About 200 people registered for a Friday cannabis legalization conference hosted by Red River College, spending the day learning about the basics of marijuana, from plant anatomy to cultivation to retail sales.
Cannabis count: Who’s in and who’s not in Indigenous country? all about the new economic, political and cultural landscape unfolding in the wake of cannabis’ legalization in Canada, information about how Indigenous communities were reacting
Legal Weed goes on sale across Canada: And many First Nations are getting in on the industry on the ground floor. And many First Nations are getting in on the industry on the ground floor.
Some First Nations chiefs say the legalization of recreational cannabis is already creating badly needed jobs for their communities.
Wednesday's recreational weed legalization sets the stage for a complicated clash on some First Nations, pitting Indigenous self-governance rights and social policy against federal legislation and economic promise