Articles tagged with "First Nations"
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Canopy Backpedals on Plan to Work With First Nations Community
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on August 26, 2019read moreCanopy had second thoughts about a plan to build a facility in Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, just outside of Montreal.
Did Indigenous Canadians Use Cannabis Before Europeans Arrived?
Harrison Jordan - Published on July 24, 2019read moreAnd why this little fact matters.
Saskatchewan Asserts That Cannabis Store on Indigenous Land Is Illegal
Jerry Langton - Published on November 22, 2018read moreThe provincial government maintains that it, and it alone, has the authority to issue licenses for cannabis cultivators, wholesalers, and retailers in Saskatchewan.
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Inside Alderville, Canada’s First Nations Cannabis Boomtown
Bruce Barcott - Published on October 30, 2018read moreThis tiny town’s ‘Green Mile’ is transforming an entire tribe—and drawing customers from all over Ontario.
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Indigenous Communities and the Cannabis Act: A Clash of Tradition and Treaties
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on May 9, 2018read moreSome Indigenous communities want an all-out ban on cannabis. Others want to be able to grow and sell cannabis freely. All feel they have a moral right to decide for themselves.
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Indigenous Cannabis: Revitalizing First-Nation Economies Through Legalization
Sam Riches - Published on December 18, 2017read more“There is an undeniable sense within the First Nation community of not being left behind,” says Jacob Taylor, co-founder of the First Nations-owned and -operated socioeconomic development firm the Pontiac Group.
