By Christopher Curtis. Reprinted from the Montreal Gazette. First published on: April 20, 2018 | Last Updated: April 20, 2018 10:06 PM EDT There’s no turning back now. The thought looped its way around Clifton Ariwakehte Nicholas’s mind as he sorted through a pile of narcotics. It was, he thought,…
Dispensing Freedom
Nicholas opened the first-ever medical marijuana dispensary in the Kanesatake Mohawk territory: In Kanesatake, a marijuana dispensary sprouts on Mohawk land: Nicholas opened the first-ever medical marijuana dispensary in the Kanesatake Mohawk territory
For some Indigenous communities, legal weed represents liberation, but hanging over the possibility of future prosperity is whether the country will be able to enforce cannabis regulations fairly
The mayor of a village in northern Saskatchewan and the chief of a nearby First Nation are not happy the only available retail cannabis permit in the area was won by a Saskatoon-based business with no connection to their communities.
THE INDIGENOUS CANNABIS CUP – MAY 18-21 in TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY – DON’T MISS IT! Welcome to the weekly Smoke Signals Bulletin! Smoke Signals Media is a collaboration between independent indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs and a team of freelance media creators living in Iroquoia (Southern Ontario and Quebec). The goal of Smoke…
Indigenous Owned and Operated “True North Seed Bank” Launches as North America’s Largest Cannabis Seed Collector Alderville First Nation – On Friday, April 20, 2018, True North Seed Bank, holders of North America’s largest variety of cannabis seeds, will hold its grand opening with giveaways, a barbecue and live music.…
Chief and Council of Nipissing First Nation has declared a moratorium on cannabis. Chief and Council passed a motion on March 20 to prohibit business licenses for the sale and production of cannabis.
SIX NATIONS – Last Thursday, April 5, and Friday, April 6th, the Six Nations Police Department conducted back to back police raids on the medicinal cannabis dispensary, King Leaf. On Monday, Smoke Signals Media spoke with representatives of the Six Nations Police Department (SNPD) and the Six Nations Police Commission,…
SIX NATIONS – Six Nations Police doubled down in their attempts to shut down Onkwehon:we run medicinal cannabis dispensaries on the territory this week, carrying out two consecutive raids on the Onkwehon:we owned store King Leaf. King Leaf is located at 2792 Fourth Line (at Onondaga Rd) and sells Onkwehon:we…
Police seize drugs, guns, stolen vehicles in raids of First Nations' reserves: In a series of raids of properties at First Nations’ reserves in Southwestern Ontario, police have seized five kilos of marijuana, more than 190 grams of cocaine