From CTV News by Jennifer Huedes February 3 2026 The Nova Scotia RCMP said an inspection of an illegal storefront in Welton Landing led to the seizure of cannabis last week. Police say officers attended the storefront on the 3100 block of Highway 12 on Friday to conduct an inspection…
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From The Advocate by Kevin Adshade January 28, 2026 The battle between First Nations and the Province of Nova Scotia over cannabis sales took another turn recently. It has been reported that Public Works employees and the RCMP have been taking down business signage for weed dispensaries that are located…
From Global News by Rebecca Lau & Ella Macdonald January 21, 2026 The Peace and Friendship Trading Post off Hwy 303 in Digby, N.S. is a common stop for locals and tourists looking to purchase Mi’kmaq gifts, clothing and cannabis. Owner Dustin Whitman alleges it’s that last product that has…
From CTV News via The Canadian Press (Lyndsay Armstrong) January 15 2026 HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s justice minister says there are more illegal cannabis dispensaries in the province than the 118 the government had initially estimated — though he won’t say how many. The real number is in flux, Scott…
From CBC by Shaina Luck January 15 2026 As the province faces backlash on its directive to police agencies to step up enforcement on illegal cannabis dispensaries, it is providing only a vague explanation of how it estimated the number of dispensaries provincewide. “In early December, an initial assessment estimated…
A Mi’kmaq entrepreneur and Micmac Rights Association (MRA) member was seized by the RCMP in a warrantless raid on the Peace and Friendship Trading Post, jailed overnight in oppressive conditions, and brought to court in leg irons – all without any new charges being laid – in what former National Chief Del Riley described as a “racist violation of Charter, treaty, and Indigenous governance rights.”
A photo of one of the buildings at the Hunter's Mountain Mi'kmaw protest site as it burns on Dec. 13. The fire has been deemed suspicious by fire and police authorities. CONTRIBUTED/Cape Breton Post
Premier’s comment comes after renewed crackdown leads to ban from Sipekne’katik First Nation From The Chronicle Herald by Ally Bowes December 17 2025 Information provided by Premier Tim Houston last week regarding illegal cannabis products has been contradicted by the Nova Scotia RCMP. Following a cabinet meeting last week, Houston…
From CTV by Jesse Thomas December 16 2025 Digby RCMP says it has seized illegal cannabis products, unstamped tobacco and cash after executing a search warrant at what police call an unlicensed storefront in Conway, N.S. Officers carried out the search just before noon on Monday at a business along…
From CTV News by Jesse Thomas December 12 2025 Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston met Friday with four Mi’kmaw chiefs as tensions continue to climb over the province’s push to crackdown on what it calls an expanding illegal cannabis market that’s operating both on-and-off First Nation reserves. A two-hour meeting…