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…
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Chiefs were surprised by letter from province, spokesperson says From CBC by Lyndsay Armstrong | Canadian Press December 4 2025 Nova Scotia’s justice minister has directed police across the province to crack down on illegal dispensaries, prompting criticism that the government may be interfering with law enforcement to target First…
From Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs October 22 2025 Treaty One, Manitoba — The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs’ (AMC) First Nations Family Advocate Office (FNFAO) expresses deep concern and condemnation following the announcement that all criminal charges against the owners of Spirit Rising House were stayed, with only a $35,000 corporate fine…
From MJBiz Daily October 17 2025 The Justice Department will investigate claims made by North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is marketing cannabis products to children and moving marijuana across jurisdictional boundaries. Eastern Band Principal Chief Michell Hicks denied that the program violates federal…
From MJBizDaily by Sally Blackmon October 15 2025 As NBA legend Carmelo Anthony cements his Hall of Fame legacy, his cannabis line is sparking up one of its own. A synergistic collaboration with Skyworld, an indigenous-owned cultivator, prioritizes process over hype, building a partnership on discipline, data and authenticity. The result? Hall…
In a hearing with AG Pam Bondi, Tillis accused the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of transporting cannabis illegally and targeting underaged consumers. From NC Newsline by Brandon Kingdollar October 9 2025 Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) urged United States Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the Eastern Band of Cherokee…
From Micmac Rights Association October 8 2025 DARTMOUTH – On November 20, 2024, RCMP officers made a warrantless entry into the Mi’kmaw owned Sack Vegas Trading Post on Sackville Drive, claiming to be in “hot pursuit” of someone from a traffic stop. But the facts didn’t support hot pursuit or any…
From CTV News by Ted Raymond October 3 2025 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say officers have seized more than 72,000 cannabis plants — valued at around $122 million — as part of a major operation into an alleged cannabis production network on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in eastern Ontario, linked to…
Legal challenge argues Indigenous Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory members have Aboriginal treaty rights that protect ‘agricultural endeavours’ under Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Indian Act. From The Belleville Intelligencer by Derek Baldwin September 30 2025 An injunction has been served upon the Ontario Provincial Police and Tyendinaga Police Service…
Crown Prosecutor Len MacKay stays Excise Act and Criminal Code charges against Connor Paul and Scott Paul in Amherst Provincial Court. From Micmac Rights Association September 26 2025 AMHERST, NS – Crown Prosecutor Len MacKay dropped serious charges against two Mi’kmaq men in order to sidestep a constitutional showdown over whether…