Cannabis To Be Sold by Private Retailers, Regulated by SLGA: The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) will issue approximately 60 cannabis retail permits to private operators in as many as 40 Saskatchewan municipalities and First Nations
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/first-nations-marijuana-phil-fontaine-1.4466317 Marijuana businesses represent ‘tremendous potential’ for First Nations, Phil Fontaine says By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press Posted: Dec 28, 2017 12:33 PM ET Last Updated: Dec 28, 2017 3:28 PM ET Canada’s marijuana industry is expanding rapidly and some First Nations are looking to cash in on the emerging economic opportunities.…
Phil Fontaine, an Indigenous politician turned marijuana executive, has spent the last year travelling the country and talking to First Nations about jobs, wealth and training opportunities the burgeoning marijuana business could bring.
by Teviah Moro, Hamilton Spectator, Dec 27, 2017 OHSWEKEN — As far as Jeff Hawk is concerned, his marijuana dispensary is filling a void in Six Nations. Potentially deadly opiates are widely available, but safe, medicinal marijuana is not, says Hawk, owner of Green Health for Six. “There ain’t really a large…
TORONTO – For many Indigenous communities, medicinal cannabis has become an important economic asset, bringing prosperity to many of those entering the industry. In Wahnapitae First Nation, dispensary owner Chadwick McGregor is determined to share some of that wealth with his community. “In December we ran a contest called Bringing…
Reprinted from the Toronto Star, Dec 12, 2017. Isadore Day, Ontario regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations, says it’s embarrassing that Indigenous leaders weren’t invited to take part in Monday’s talks between finance ministers in Ottawa. By KRISTY KIRKUP The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Indigenous leaders looking at the prospect of legalized…
Indigenous leaders looking at the prospect of legalized marijuana in Canada say they don’t see a route to riches, but rather a serious risk that the black market in pot will set its sights on their vulnerable communities.
Indigenous leaders sounding alarm over implications of legal pot regime: Isadore Day, the Ontario regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said he fears for Indigenous community safety because the federal government is moving too quickly.
Reprinted from the Globe and Mail, Dec 6, 2017. By GLORIA GALLOWAY OTTAWA – First Nations leaders say they must be given the right to govern the sale and distribution of legalized marijuana within their communities and to set the laws that will oversee its use by their people. Chiefs…
Minimum age set at 19, and public and private retailers will sell it in stores. From columbiavalleypioneer.com link to article by KATYA SLEPIAN, Dec. 5, 2017 Anyone 19 years old and up will be able to buy recreational marijuana in B.C. once it’s legalized next July. The province has announced…