by Fram Dinshaw | Truro Daily | Dec 20th 2019 MILLBROOK, N.S. — RCMP officers conducted raids on shops in Millbrook on Wednesday and say charges are pending after cannabis products and paraphernalia were seized. But, Matt Cope, the owner of one location, said he is seeking answers after his cannabis products were seized without a…
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RCMP seize ‘significant quantity’ of cannabis products from Millbrook shop
by Harry Sullivan | Truro Daily | Oct 30 2019 MILLBROOK, N.S. — The owner of a cannabis shop in Millbrook, who has been publicly vocal about his operations, had his products seized in an RCMP raid late Tuesday afternoon. But Robert Wilmot, who is adamant that he is operating legally under his Indigenous rights, said the Mounties…
Spot checks are targeted, says Millbrook cannabis proprietor
by Harry Sullivan | Truro Daily | Oct 24th 2019 MILLBROOK, N.S. — Recent RCMP spot checks conducted in Millbrook, according to one shop owner, were set up specifically to target non-natives who are purchasing cannabis products on the reserve. “They’re telling the non-natives to stop and they’re searching their cars and stuff and they tell the…
A year later, Mi’kmaw cannabis vendors still in ‘legal limbo’ in Nova Scotia
Nic Meloney · CBC News · Posted: Oct 17, 2019 ‘I think this is a simple fix, should the province choose to act,’ Millbrook chief writes to premier. It’s been a full year since cannabis was legalized, but Mi’kmaw dispensary owners in Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia still have no clarity on the legality of their businesses. First Nations…
Millbrook chief says on-reserve pot sellers aren’t protected by treaty rights
Harry Sullivan · Multimedia Journalist | Saltwire | Aug. 16, 2019 Chief would ‘absolutely’ support RCMP enforcement MILLBROOK, N.S. — There is no treaty agreement that supports the unauthorized sale of cannabis on Nova Scotia’s First Nation reserves and the current “trafficking” operations are no different than bootlegging alcohol, Millbrook’s chief says. “There is no treaty…
Feeling ‘intentionally dismissed,’ several Millbrook shops selling pot under treaty right claim
by Harry Sullivan | Truro Daily | Aug 14th 2019 One shop right across from RCMP detachment MILLBROOK, N.S. — At least three cannabis operations have set up shop in Millbrook, despite the lack of any formal government agreement to permit retail marijuana sales outside of the NSLC’s domain. “I’m just exercising my treaty rights,” said Michael…