THE INDIGENOUS FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL CANNABIS GROWS From North Coast Journal by Kaitlin Reed July 6 2023 Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Kaitlin Reed’s book Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California that has been edited for publication in the Journal. The July sun was…
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From Net News Ledger July 5 2023 TORONTO – Business – Indigenous entrepreneurs Isadore Day, hailing from the Ojibway tribe of Serpent River First Nation, and Thomas Lahache, a member of the Mohawk from the Kahnawake Nation, have joined forces to re-launch the renowned Red Market Brand. Their partnership not only…
The implementation of the Cannabis Act and its effects on Indigenous Peoples Click below for the complete pdf of the Canadian Senate report. Facebook Comments
Since 2022 a growing number of Indigenous trading posts and cannabis shops have opened up on traditional Indigenous territories off-reserve. Anishinaabe, Algonquin, Chippewa, Mohawk, Mississauga, Mi’kmaq, and Oneida entrepreneurs have all opened up shops off reserve on their traditional territory. At 4pm on Sunday, July 9th, 2023 join us for…
From The Baltimore Banner by Clara Longo July 1 2023 In the summer of 1924, Baltimoreans woke up to an illustration of a devil in their flagship newspaper. The demon, the diablo, rose among the fumes of cannabis cooking in a pot over a bed of coals. The smoke drove the…
“It is safe and we are taking into account the neighbours,” Jackson said. “Respecting our neighbours and (not) having people hanging around is something we take seriously. We can’t be serving people cannabis and then they get in their car and they drive away after smoking on the premises. And we have no qualms about having a dialogue with anyone in the community. We’re open to that.
‘For the last 150 years, First Nations have been excluded from economic opportunities on their lands,’ says Senate report. From APTN by Kierstin Williams June 15 2023 The Senate standing committee on Indigenous Peoples says that First Nations’ calls for jurisdiction have been ignored by the federal government and they…
Committee chair says situation ‘yet another example of how Indigenous Peoples are being let down by Canada’ Brett Forester – CBC News The federal health minister should amend the 2018 Cannabis Act to recognize First Nations’ right to govern the possession, sale and distribution of cannabis on their lands, a…
From CTV News by Lyndsay Armstrong June 13 2023 An Indigenous-led harm reduction research project has been given about $1.2 million by Health Canada to investigate treatment options for people living with opioid use disorder. “I’m very proud of this Indigenous-led, strategic, multi-partnered, research-backed, wellness and harm reduction project,” Roger…
The Hereditary Crane Clan Chief of the Chippewa Nation said there are about 500 other stores across the country operating similarly to Organic Solutions – without a permit, an endeavour to rebuild an Indigenous economy From Stratford Today by Connor Luczka June 9 2023 The owner of an unlicensed cannabis…