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Protected: Audio from June 19, 2021 NSACA Meeting

Protected: Audio from June 19, 2021 NSACA Meeting

By admin on July 7, 2021

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RCMP Target Indigenous Cannabis in 2024 – 2025 Plan
The RCMP published its targets and goals for 2024-2025 in its Departmental Plan which includes more “engagement” with Indigenous communities on cannabis. The Federal government also released the Renewal of the funding for the existing Federal framework for the legalization and regulation of cannabis in Canada (Horizontal initiative) the long-winded…
RCMP launches widescale raids in Nova Scotia, MRA fights back
Since February 4th 2025 the Nova Scotia RCMP has been launching near-daily raids on Mi’kmaq-owned truckhouses belonging to members of the Micmac Rights Association. While the NS-RCMP regularly conducts raids on Indigenous truckhouses and fisheries the scale and aggressiveness of the recent raids are unprecedented. Some of the aggressive and…
Indigenous cannabis store owner fights back
From The Whig Standard by Sabrina Beford December 27 2024 The owner of the cannabis shop raided twice by Kingston Police is refusing to back down, insisting he has a constitutionally protected right to operate his business. Article content Robert Fisher Tehonikonrathe is the Indigenous owner of the MyLegacy cannabis…
Indigenous Communities and Cannabis: Empowerment or Exploitation?
From NUG Magazine by Steve December 25 2024 The relationship between Indigenous communities and cannabis is multifaceted, characterized by historical trauma, socio-economic challenges, and emerging opportunities. As legalization trends gain momentum in various parts of the world, including the United States and Canada, Indigenous communities are at a crossroads: should…
Precedent rules in tobacco acquittal
From The Eastern Door by Marcus Bankuti December 20 2024 Brooklyn Leblanc hunkered down with many other people to stand up for Kanien’kehá:ka sovereignty in what became known as the Oka Crisis. “I fought from beginning to end in 1990, in the forest every night,” he said. Now 73 years…
RCMP in Nova Scotia shut down unlicensed cannabis storefront
Kings District RCMP seized cannabis, psilocybin, and tobacco items at an unlicensed storefront and arrested a man as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. From StratCann by David Brown December 19 2024 On December 18, officers attended a cannabis storefront on Sweetgrass Rd. in Hantsport and arrested a 34-year-old…
‘Where’s the money?’ White outsiders convinced a Native American tribe to start a legal weed business. It ended in disaster
Investors told the Northern Paiute-Shoshone-Bannock people a cannabis farm could bring money, jobs and opportunity to their community — but after the first harvests, residents said, they were sidelined by an opaque operation. Then the travel plaza burned down From The Guardian by Judith Matloff December 17 2024 It was…
Nations United Hosts Groundbreaking Canna Collide Event at MJBizCon, Bringing Together Tribal Nations and the Cannabis Community
From Cannabis Business Times by Staff December 16 2024 [PRESS RELEASE] Las Vegas, NV – December 2024 – Nations United, a newly formed 575e tax-exempt entity, celebrated a monumental milestone with the successful launch of Canna Collide, a networking event hosted at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas following MJBizCon. The event…
Amikwa cannabis trial dates set for spring 2025
From Manitoulin Expositor by Jaqueline St-Pierre December 11 2024 SUDBURY—The high-profile case involving 10 defendants charged with operating unregulated cannabis stores on Wahnapitae, Henvey Inlet, and Garden River First Nations has entered a critical new phase as trial dates have been scheduled for three weeks in the spring of 2025:…
Mary Jane Oatman: The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association is fighting for Tribal sovereignty and economic opportunity
From Outlaw Report by Editorial Staff December 9 2024 Welcome to The Outlaw Report’s Q&A series, focused on the cannabis landscape of the Mid-Atlantic. Our series aims to shine a spotlight on the trailblazers and experts who are shaping the local cannabis industry. Through their first-hand experience and insights, we…