The Ketegaunseebee Medzin Society calls upon its members and supporters to oppose the proposed Cannabis Control Law of Garden River First Nation. It was developed without the consent or input of our people, introduces taxation and Federal and Provincial cannabis laws to the territory, is plagiarized from the failed cannabis law at Six Nations, and violates our constitutionally protected Aboriginal and Treaty rights.
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In the wake of Canada’s legalization of cannabis, hundreds of Indigenous cannabis stores have opened on unceded native lands across Canada. We as Anishinaabe people have a sovereign right to grow and provide this medicine on our own terms, and we have created organizations to self-regulate the cannabis industry and to ensure public safety. The stores featured on this map follow the regulations of the North Shore Anishinabek Cannabis Association and the Ketegaunseebee Medzin Society. They provide safe and tested indigenous cannabis products in accordance with the customs and conventions of the Anishinaabe people and are protected by Sections 25 and 35 of the Canadian constitution.
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The biannual Meeting of the Ketegaunseebee Medzin Society will be held at The Ranch, 1564 Old Garden River Rd. Rankin 15D, from 10am-4pm, on August 8, 2020. You may register for the meeting by clicking here. The people of Ketegaunseebee (including Garden River FN and Batchewana FN) are meeting to implement…
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On Tuesday, June 16 2020, Police Officers from the Anishinabek Police Services (APS), a body funded by and operating in accordance with Provincial and Federal governments, threatened four cannabis dispensaries on unceded Indian lands with raids if they return to business after the Covid-19 barricades in their community were lifted.
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By Dispensing Freedom Editorial Staff Del Riley, former leader of the National Indian Brotherhood, and co-author of Section 25 and 35 of the Canadian Constitution explains that Indigenous people have the “Aboriginal Right” to operate cannabis dispensaries on their lands in accordance with their custom and conventions. GARDEN RIVER FIRST…
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We are writing to bring to your attention a critical analysis we have done of Bimaadzwin Inc.’s 144 page “Cannabis Exploration Phase One Report.” We have very serious concerns that they are guiding our community away from an approach based on “acknowledgement and adoption of our historical governance structure and policies of our ancestors” and towards giving away the sovereign rights of the people of Ketegaunseebee to Canada through adopting a “FN-Federal Framework” and “harmonization” of laws on the cannabis issue.
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Article reprinted from www.dispensingfreedom.com GARDEN RIVER — About a dozen community members and cannabis dispensary owners in Garden River First Nation (GRFN) were shocked when they arrived at the Band Council office only to find the doors locked and the meeting cancelled. The members had been personally invited to Council…
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From www.dispensingfreedom.com, Dec 11, 2019 Over 50 members of Garden River FN gathered in -15 weather outside of the Elected Band Council Offices for over an hour and a half on Tuesday, Dec 10th, to express their disagreement with Band . Council’s cannabis policy. Inside, council was in a private…
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Dec 18, 2019 To the GRFN Cannabis Working Group, We are writing you on behalf of the Ketegaunseebee Medzin Society, an association of Garden River FN members who consume, retail, and grow cannabis. We are writing to offer our opinion on a number of matters relating to the handling of…
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