Survey shows most Manitobans see private-sector inclusion of Indigenous firms as important path forward From Winnipeg Free Press by Temur Durrani June 19 2021 Seven out of 10 Manitobans believe private-sector support for Indigenous businesses is an important pathway to healing Canada’s relationship with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.…
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From RealPeoples.Media EDITORIAL June 18, 2021 SIX NATIONS – On June 9, 2021 elected Chief Mark Hill and the Six Nations of the Grand River Indian Act Elected Band Council passed a new version of their “cannabis law” that will come “into force” on June 21, 2021. The law is a brazen attempt by elected…
How they’ve overcome the stigma and their thoughts on what future entrepreneurs can do to get a head start in the business. From Green Entrepreneur by Leland Radovanovic June 18 2021 It bears repeating that the drug war in the U.S., which arguably got its training wheels in 1875 when…
From The Bluntness by Taylor Engle June 29 2021 In their latest effort to spread awareness and spark conversation, Honeysuckle Magazinehas partnered with hip hop legend and cannabis advocate/entrepreneur Lil Wayne on “Diversity in Cannabis,” a Times Square campaign that will go down in history and hopefully set the stage for…
Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation is seeking political support from Town of Gibsons council for “preferential opportunities” for cannabis retail in the municipality. From Coast Reporter by Sophie Woodrooffe June 17 2021 Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation is seeking political support from Town of Gibsons council for “preferential opportunities” for cannabis retail in the municipality.…
From the Candid Chronicle by Michael Sands June 16 2021 Steel cranes continue to load containers full of raw tobacco leaves into ship holds in the bustling Indian Ocean port of Beira, Mozambique, ready for export to processing companies throughout the world. However, as smoking becomes less popular around the…
From The Register-Guard by Julie Fahey June 15 2021 When Oregon voters passed Measure 91 in 2014, our state was ahead of the curve in legalizing recreational cannabis. As a freshman legislator, I served on the Joint Committee on Marijuana Regulation, which designed our system of regulation and taxation for…
From Esperanza Project by Winona LaDuke June 7, 2021 We are proud to share this new piece by Native American land and water protector, environmentalist, economist, politician, and author — and now, hemp farmer — Winona LaDuke. OSAGE, Minnesota – Our New Green Revolution springtime pre-party is over, but the growing season…
From Portage Online by Josh Jackson June 4 2021 Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries announced Thursday morning that it is ending its retailer agreement with NAC Long Plain Limited Partnership for the Meta Cannabis Supply Co., located at 420 Madison Street in Winnipeg. The termination follows last month’s suspension at this…
From SaltWire by Richard McKenzie June 4 2021 MILLBROOK, N.S. — Five people are facing a variety of drug-related charges following police raids at three unlicensed cannabis shops in Millbrook on Wednesday (June 2). Although upwards of 10 such cannabis stores have been operating unhampered for some time on the…