Indigenous history key part of cannabis trial in Sudbury
The accused say they trace their roots to a long-forgotten First Nation that never signed a treaty with the federal government.
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The accused say they trace their roots to a long-forgotten First Nation that never signed a treaty with the federal government.
The 10 are facing cannabis-related charges laid from 2019 to 2021 in a case being heard in Sudbury.
The 10 are facing cannabis-related charges laid from 2019 to 2021 in a case being heard in Sudbury.
His and the other shops in his community also opened without permission of the First Nation, which has since created its own cannabis commission for regulating the industry. Meanwhile, Davis and the other dispensaries have formed the Six Nations People's Cannabis Coalition, which is setting it's own standards for quality testing and asking for ID. "It's kind of how the cigarette industry is down here. All these smoke shops down here are technically illegal because there's no taxes being paid on those," says Davis. "That's how people make their livelihood, that's how they put bread on the...