Indigenous affairs minister says he wants to find ways to integrate First Nation pot sales into the provincial system From The Telegraph-Journal by John Chilibek Local Journalism Initiative May 13 2026 It turns out more than one provincial cabinet minister recently toured a First Nation pot facility that would eventually be raided by the RCMP….
Membertou forges ahead with own cannabis law while seeking federal recognition
Retired Canadian senator Dan Christmas pushing for Cannabis Act changes From CBC by Tom Ayers May 11 2026 Membertou First Nation is pressing ahead with its own cannabis law, amid a Nova Scotia crackdown on unlicensed retail outlets and federal government indifference over self-government rights. Retired Canadian senator Dan Christmas, appointed to engage his home…
RCMP cannabis raids won’t ‘hamper’ N.B. First Nations pot sale discussions: minister
From GlobalNews via The Canadian Press by Eli Ridder May 8 2026 New Brunswick’s Indigenous Affairs minister says he isn’t worried a recent series of raids by the RCMP in three different provinces will derail his negotiations with First Nations to improve controls over the sale of cannabis products. The April 26 raids targeted what…
AFN National Chief Calls on Canada to Make Changes to Cannabis Act, Align with UN Declaration and Expert Panel Recommendations
Press release from AFN May 7 2026 (May 7, 2026 – Mi’kmaq Territory) – Speaking to a Nova Scotia Chiefs Leadership Gathering, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak called on the federal government to finally make changes to the federal Cannabis Act to align with the United Nations Declaration Act and recommendations from the March 2024…
Amid Nova Scotia raids, senators hear calls for Indigenous sovereignty over cannabis
‘After eight long years, we’re still dealing with the same issues,’ Dan Christmas tells senate committee. From APTN by Jesse Staniforth May 1 2026 A former senator says First Nations should have a protected right to control cannabis in their communities without interference from provincial authorities. Dan Christmas, from the Mi’kmaw Membertou First Nation, spoke…
How a tiny First Nations community in N.S. is grappling with the burning issue of cannabis
Glooscap First Nation is consulting before a vote on its first cannabis law From CBC by Elizabeth Chiu April 13 2026 n a road leading to the Glooscap First Nation, a community of a few dozen homes near Hantsport, N.S., a sign points to the band administration office. Next to it, a placard with cannabis leaves…
Become a Treaty Protector! Uphold Mi’kmaw rights and the Canadian Constitution!
The first training session for Treaty Enforcers will be held at 5pm on Tuesday, April 14th in Epekwitk (Charlottetown, PEI.) In Nova Scotia, PEI, and New Brunswick, provincial governments are unlawfully repressing Mi’kmaw truckhouses which have a lawful, treaty based authorization to “have free liberty to bring for Sale to Halifax or any other Settlement……
First Nations set up highway protests after Nova Scotia RCMP raid Potlotek cannabis dispensary
From The Halifax Examiner by Suzanne Rent April 3 2026 Dozens of members of Sipekne’katik First Nation and Millbrook First Nation organized protests on Thursday morning within hours of the news that Nova Scotia RCMP raided a cannabis dispensary on Potlotek First Nation.* Heavily armed RCMP officers raided the Sikku Shop on Highway 4 around 7:30am. A…
Case of Mi’kmaq man facing cannabis charges moves to constitutional challenge in N.S.
From APTN via The Canadian Press March 26 2026 The legal case of a Mi’kmaq man charged with selling unlicensed cannabis is moving ahead to a constitutional challenge. A provincial court judge has determined that Thomas Durfee’s treaty rights are not to be considered in the initial stage of the proceedings, and court dates for…
Re: Ongoing RCMP Actions Against Mi’kmaq Peoples – A second open letter to Supt. Jason Popik
March 22, 2026 Dear RCMP Superintendent Popik, I feel it incumbent upon me to state clearly that this letter is directed at the institutional culture of the RCMP. There are certainly many good RCMP officers in the force; however, there are also those who do not reflect the values the public would expect of its…