May 5, 2024
Stz’uminus First Nation is a 51 percent owner of the Oyster Bay store From LadySmithChronicle.com by Cole Schliser March 26 2021 Indigenous Bloom is the Ladysmith area’s newest retail cannabis store. And Stz’uminus First Nation — which owns a 51 percent stake in the location — sees Indigenous Bloom as…
Okanagan Indian Band member has been fined by the province and asked not to sell weed in Vernon From CBC.ca by Winston Szeto March 25 2021 An Okanagan Indian Band member says the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) adopted by the B.C. government means he doesn’t need…
High Country News and Searchlight New Mexico confirmed that Dineh Benally, who set up illegal ventures on the Navajo Nation, attempts new operations in South Dakota. From HCN.org by Wufei Yu and Ed Williams March 22 2021 This story was produced in collaboration with Searchlight New Mexico. Last year, Dineh Benally,…
At 9:30am on Monday, March 22nd, supporters of the High-Way 69 Medical Cannabis dispensary will gather in the parking lot of the store, and then travel in a convoy to the APS station in Wasauksing First Nation which launched the raid. The convoy will be led by Chief Del Riley and will demand that the APS return the stolen medicines and apologize for the raid. Supporters are asked to bring flags and signs and wear camo to show their support.
The High-Way 69 Medicinal Cannabis Shop was not deterred by the raid and has decided to re-open and will continue providing medicinal cannabis for their customers. According to one staff member, “Our rights have been violated, and I think we have to take a stand on it. By opening up again, we’re taking a stand.”
There is a growing push to set laws surrounding the sale of cannabis on reserves, especially as dozens of provincially-regulated stores are opening and eating into the market.
Some Indigenous leaders see the upcoming three-year review of federal pot laws as a chance for a new deal From CBC.ca by Erik White February 26, 2021 Three years ago, before the federal government legalized cannabis, you could buy it on many First Nations in Ontario. In some cases, these pot shops were…
Why the Misak people oppose cannabis monocrops on their land From GlobalVoices.org by J. Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo February 9, 2021 This story was originally published on Media.coop; an edited version is published on Global Voices. In 2016, when the Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de…
From HighTimes.com by Addison Herron-Wheeler February 4 2021 Oregon has traditionally been a socially conscious state, as well as one of the first states to allow legal cannabis. Now, House Bill 3112, or the Oregon Cannabis Equity Act, has been introduced into the legislature. This bill would make a point of ensuring…
From KLEWTV.com by Justine Spine January 28, 2021 LAPWAI, ID — Idaho lawmakers proposed a constitutional amendment for the State of Idaho which would prohibit the production, dispensing, and possession of recreational drugs not approved by the FDA. Mary Jane Oatman, cannabis advocate for indigenous people, introduces herself in her native…
