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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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Posted: Mar 06, 2021 1:23 PM CT | Last Updated: March 7
Armanda McArthur operates Rosie s Recycled Treasures, an exchange for gently used clothing, out of her basement on White Bear First Nation.(Submitted by Armanda McArthur)
From raising her own children, Armanda McArthur knows how fast a family can go through clothes and especially when it comes to winter wear and good-quality items, that isn t cheap.
So McArthur, who lives on White Bear First Nation, decided to start Rosie s Recycled Treasures an exchange for gently used clothing in her basement.
McArthur says the idea for Rosie s Recycled Treasures began a couple of years ago, after a conversation with a co-worker about memories of growing up on White Bear. The community about 190 kilometres southeast of Regina used to have a clothing exchange organized by the Catholic church, where anybody could come in and take what they needed.
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