Dana Thompson, who was part of the team behind the James Beard Award-winning restaurant Owamni, has a new focus: beverages. From Fast Company by Anna Louise Jackson may 8 2024 Dana Thompson has spent much of the past decade thinking about food—be it advocating for food sovereignty or as cofounder…
Dispensing Freedom
From Cannabis & Tech Today May 6 2024 Rob Pero is a serial entrepreneur with a focus on bringing the cannabis industry to Indigenous communities. Through various endeavors, including helping bring advocacy groups like the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association and the Indigenous Business Group to life, he strives to honor his heritage and Ojibwe…
From Madison365 by Robert Chappell May 1 2024 The Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature announced in a press release Tuesday that it had amended tribal laws to take marijuana off its list of substances prohibited on tribal lands. “Millions of dollars leave the state of Wisconsin every day because its citizens pursue…
Redroots trading launches it’s new 420 event. Check out the video below.
From Living Snoqualmie by Melissa Grant April 18 2024 Fireweed Cannabis Company, a retail cannabis store owned by the Above it All Corporation, a separate business entity of the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, today announced the grand opening celebration for the new dispensary on 4/20/24 at 37500 SE North Bend Way, Suite…
From Forbes by Lindsey Bartlett April 11 2024 Indigenous women are reclaiming their heritage through weed. Reservations and the Native Americans who inhabit them walk a tightrope, balancing sovereignty with government relations. Tribes exist beyond the bounds of state lines, one reality that complicates the cannabis legalization matter even more.…
From OPB by Sheraz Sadiq April 5 2024 Earlier this month, Oregon State University received $10 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work with a coalition of Native American tribes to explore opportunities to manufacture products and materials made from hemp. Some of those industrial applications include turning…
Decision in case of Chris Googoo means treaty rights challenge in provincial court will not be heard From CBC by Richard Cuthbertson April 5 2024 A constitutional challenge by a councillor for a Nova Scotia First Nation who has claimed a treaty right to sell cannabis will not go ahead…
From Toronto Star by Josh Rubin April 2, 2024 Province’s budget spends $31 million to battle unregulated operators — an estimated 53 unlicensed stores in Toronto alone. The Ontario government is getting serious about cracking down on grey market pot shops — but whether they’ll be successful or not is another question. The…
Richard Cuthbertson · CBC News · Posted: Apr 02, 2024 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 2 Some unauthorized store owners are asserting they have a treaty right to sell cannabis Thomas Durfee, right, the founder of Amu Leaf, is shown outside provincial court in Dartmouth, N.S., with Del Riley, who was the…