Premier’s comment comes after renewed crackdown leads to ban from Sipekne’katik First Nation From The Chronicle Herald by Ally Bowes December 17 2025 Information provided by Premier Tim Houston last week regarding illegal cannabis products has been contradicted by the Nova Scotia RCMP. Following a cabinet meeting last week, Houston…
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From CTV by Jesse Thomas December 16 2025 Digby RCMP says it has seized illegal cannabis products, unstamped tobacco and cash after executing a search warrant at what police call an unlicensed storefront in Conway, N.S. Officers carried out the search just before noon on Monday at a business along…
From CTV News by Jesse Thomas December 12 2025 Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston met Friday with four Mi’kmaw chiefs as tensions continue to climb over the province’s push to crackdown on what it calls an expanding illegal cannabis market that’s operating both on-and-off First Nation reserves. A two-hour meeting…
Chiefs were surprised by letter from province, spokesperson says From CBC by Lyndsay Armstrong | Canadian Press December 4 2025 Nova Scotia’s justice minister has directed police across the province to crack down on illegal dispensaries, prompting criticism that the government may be interfering with law enforcement to target First…
From Native News Online October 24 2025 The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has signed a historic Tribal-State Cannabis Compact with the State of Minnesota, marking a significant milestone in the state’s growing legal cannabis industry. The agreement, authorized under state statute, was signed on October 20…
From Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs October 22 2025 Treaty One, Manitoba — The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs’ (AMC) First Nations Family Advocate Office (FNFAO) expresses deep concern and condemnation following the announcement that all criminal charges against the owners of Spirit Rising House were stayed, with only a $35,000 corporate fine…
From Minnesota Public Radio News by Melissa Olson And Leah Lemm October 20 2025 On Monday, Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management announced that the Prairie Island Indian Community has signed a cannabis compact with the state. The agreement recognizes the tribe’s authority to regulate and…
From MJBiz Daily October 17 2025 The Justice Department will investigate claims made by North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is marketing cannabis products to children and moving marijuana across jurisdictional boundaries. Eastern Band Principal Chief Michell Hicks denied that the program violates federal…
From MJBizDaily by Sally Blackmon October 15 2025 As NBA legend Carmelo Anthony cements his Hall of Fame legacy, his cannabis line is sparking up one of its own. A synergistic collaboration with Skyworld, an indigenous-owned cultivator, prioritizes process over hype, building a partnership on discipline, data and authenticity. The result? Hall…
Todd Thompson was selling cannabis out of his head shop the day after marijuana became legal in Minnesota. He says he had every right to. From Minnesota Reformer by Mike Mosedale October 14 2025 MAHNOMEN — The day after Minnesota officially legalized recreational marijuana in August 2023, agents with the…