VANCOUVER, Oct. 24, 2018 /CNW/ - Bevo Agro Inc. (TSXV: BVO) ("Bevo") and Sun Pharm Investments Ltd. "Sun Pharm" are pleased to announce that Sun Pharm has received a $1m equity investment from the Songhees Nation. The investment took the form of a private placement of 345,610 common shares of Sun Pharm at a price of $2.82 per share.
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Some dispensaries in Akwesasne will have their legal Canadian pot delivered by boat to avoid bringing it through the U.S. where it remains very much illegal, but despite the unique geographical challenges, the reserve is poised to become a significant player in Canada’s pot industry.
Randi Beers • CBC News • Oct 05, 2018 Non-profit group hosts workshop to learn how First Nations communities are coping with legalization Ellen Smith says Fort McPherson isn’t ready for cannabis. That’s not to say it’s bad or harmful — Smith just wants her community to understand what’s coming. She adds the key to getting…
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.
By Lenard Monkman · CBC News · Posted: Oct 16, 2018 Winnipeg facility expected to employ 150-200 people One First Nation is preparing to be a major player in Manitoba’s cannabis industry and hopes to provide jobs for its members in the process. “We have entered into all aspects of the cannabis industry — from production, to…
By JENNIFER FEINBERG, Oct. 17, 2018, Reprinted from The Chilliwack Progress Ashwell Drive storefront is on Kwaw-Kwaw-A-Pilt First Nation land operating under a new ‘cannabis law.’ Indigenous Bloom was doing some brisk retail business on the day that cannabis became legal in Canada. The Ashwell Drive location on Kwaw-Kwaw-A-Pilt First Nation…
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,…
Originally published at Indianz.com Harry Anslinger, Marijuana and Akwesasne By Doug George-Kanentiio Who was Harry Anslinger (1892-1975) and how did he come to have a deep effect on the Mohawks of Akwesasne? To begin with we need to understand the product which consumed Mr. Anslinger director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of…
Kahnawake, Oct 19, 2018. At approximately 13:29 this afternoon, the Kahnawake Peacekeepers entered Greenleaf, a local business on highway 138, and observed suspected cannabis products in plain view. Several items were seized and a 40-year-old local male was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking…
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.