From The Cap Times by Natalie Yahr November 12 2022 Entrepreneur Rob Pero is on a mission to claim a piece of the growing cannabis market for Native Americans. It’s a natural fit, said Pero, an enrolled member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Not only have…
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From MJ Biz Daily by Matt Lamers November 11 2022 Some Indigenous leaders believe they’ve been largely excluded from Canada’s multibillion-dollar legal cannabis retail and cultivation industry. That’s the message Indigenous leaders delivered last month at a Senate committee studying the implementation of the country’s federal cannabis law. At the…
The National Indigenous Policy Summit convenes tribal leaders, advocates and policymakers to discuss weed legalization From Leaf Magazine by Steve Elliot November 10 2022 The National Indigenous Cannabis Policy Summit will take place Nov. 15-16 in Washington D.C. The event will bring together Tribal leaders, elected and government officials, business, healthcare, veterans groups, and…
Native-owned dispensaries are booming throughout the state. Here’s how tribes statewide are claiming stake of New York’s next big industry. From Leafly by Calvin Stovall November 7 2022 More than a year after the state legislature passed a legalization bill, New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) said it is…
Actor Jim Belushi’s cannabis company, Belushi’s Farm, has opened a new license partner location on Saint Regis (Akwesasne) Mohawk Tribe territory in upstate New York. From Ganjapreneur by TJ Branfalt November 2 2022 A business in partnership with actor Jim Belushi’s cannabis company was awarded a license to sell cannabis…
DARTMOUTH, NS – Over 40 people accompanied Chris Googoo to his court date at the Dartmouth courthouse on October 11th, 2022. Googoo, an Elected Councillor and entrepreneur in Millbrook First Nation, is raising a constitutional challenge to defend his Aboriginal and Treaty rights to sell cannabis on unceded Indian lands after his shop was raided by the RCMP. Councillor Googoo’s shop in Cole Harbour was raided along with several others on December 23rd, 2020. He was charged under the Cannabis Act with “possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling,” and “possession for the purpose of distributing cannabis.”
From StratCann by David Brown October 31 2022 All Nations, a First Nations-run cannabis company, is partnered with Shxwhá:y First Nation on a production facility in Shxwhá:y Village in Chilliwack, BC. All Nations is opening its own retail store, featuring its own products, as well as an array of cannabis…
From Castanet by Chelsea Powrie October 21 2022 An Oliver cannabis shop was the subject of police and provincial government attention this week. On Oct. 19, RCMP assisted the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General’s Community Safety Unit with enforcement at The Pot Doctor (TPD) Boutique, a business located…
The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association aims to connect and educate entrepreneurs working in a space – and country – that isn’t helping them. From The Story Exchange by Candice Helfand-Rogers October 20 2022 Cannabis is one of America’s fastest-growing sectors – but it’s leaving out most Americans. Indeed, cannabis remains…
From Yahoo! News by Darren Thompson October 19 2022 MILWAUKEE — Cannabis industry leaders spoke to tribal leaders and Indigenous entrepreneurs at the Potawatomi Casino & Hotel last week at Indigenous Biz Con on trends in the industry. The panel discussion, called Cannabis in Indian Country, was led by Mary…