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Our own grey areas: First Nations navigate hazy cannabis retail jurisdictions Zagime Anishinabeck is leading four communities in drafting cannabis safety standards for current and possible future on-reserve pot shops.
Author of the article: Evan Radford
Publishing date: Apr 23, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 8 minute read • Pheasant Rump First Nation Chief Ira McArthur, seen here at the Legislative Building in Regina on April 16, 2021, says his band has jurisdiction to run pot shops on its land, regardless of the provincial laws. Photo by BRYAN SCHLOSSER /Regina Leader-Post
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More than two years after Ottawa legalized weed, Saskatchewan’s green industry has grown into a jurisdictional grey zone.
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Thanks to his work as chief of the White Bear First Nation, shared with that community’s leaders in the 1990s, Indigenous-led casinos are regular fixtures today: Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), their regulating body, earned $270 million in the last fiscal year, employs more than 1,600 people, manages seven year-round casinos, and is also celebrating its 25th anniversary. But as Shepherd, now a band councillor, looks back he’s reminded that the tidy, yearly milestones offer only half a picture. Earlier events in the 90s point to familiar themes when governments interact with Indigenous people: Heavy-handed police power; minimal government support for First Nations; betrayed commitments.