Canada’s Assembly of First Nations, representing more than 900,000 indigenous people south of the Arctic Circle, held its first-ever National Cannabis Summit in Vancouver this week, where participants discussed the implications of legalization on the safety, public health, and economic development of their communities.
Dispensing Freedom
, lawyers Drew Lafond and Sonia Eggerman will present at the Assembly of First Nations National First Nations (AFN) Cannabis Summit in Vancouver, BC discussing First Nations’ jurisdiction over cannabis.
On August 29th a new Indigenous cannabis association was created to unite and speed the expansion of Indigenous cannabis dispensaries in Anishinabek territories.
WAHNAPITAE ANISHINABEK TERRITORY – Some 45 minutes north west of Sudbury, Ontario, deep in a forest of birch trees nestled along the shores of picturesque Lake Wahnapitae, sits Creator’s Choice, the premier indigenous cannabis dispensary in Northern Ontario. Owned and operated as a family business by Derek Roque and his…
First Nations protest disrupts lunchtime traffic: “The current government has been exercising unlawful jurisdiction in First Nation territory on a variety of issues, from tobacco and cannabis, to cuts in health care, child and family services
This audio was recorded at the September 4-5 2019 AFN National Cannabis Summit at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver.
Oka mayor apologizes to Kanesatake Mohawks for claiming his village would be “surrounded” by Mohawks, illicit tobacco shops, cannabis dispensaries and illegal garbage dumps.
Judge orders Tobique First Nation couple not to participate in cannabis-related ventures. They were charged after an RCMP raid at the Tribal ReLeaf dispensary on Tobique First Nation in 2017.
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory is where the modern Indigenous cannabis movement arose, and is now home to over 35 Indigenous cannabis dispensaries. In this video, recorded Elected Band Council Chief RD Maracle speaks about his council's plans to regulate the cannabis industry in Tyendinaga through its cannabis control board and the MBQ's licensing regime. A community meeting will be held in Tyendinaga on September 12th, 2019 to discuss these matters further.
B.C.’s largest First Nation is calling on the provincial government to rescind an application for a B.C. Cannabis store in a local shopping mall where its government hopes to open its own non-medical cannabis store.