RCMP cannabis raids won’t ‘hamper’ N.B. First Nations pot sale discussions: minister
Chiasson said six months of talks will continue as police probe a transnational organized crime network and illegal cannabis sales.
- On April 26, the RCMP raided an unlicensed New Brunswick warehouse and other locations across three provinces as part of an organized crime investigation, a site previously toured by provincial ministers in March.
- New Brunswick Indigenous Affairs Minister Keith Chiasson stated on Friday that the enforcement operation will not "hamper any discussions" between the provincial government and First Nations, as negotiations over safe cannabis sales continue.
- Nova Scotia Justice Minister Scott Armstrong expressed full support for police on Friday, saying "If you give them a crack, they kick the door wide open," and aims to open NSLC stores on First Nations.
- First Nations leaders have criticized the government for targeting Indigenous communities, arguing they hold treaty rights to grow and sell cannabis while authorities mandate regulated sales through government channels.
- The April 26 raids targeted an alleged transnational organized crime network spanning Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, though police have provided few details about the ongoing investigation into drug trafficking and money laundering.
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RCMP cannabis raids won’t ‘hamper’ N.B. First Nations pot sale discussions: minister - New Brunswick
The Indigenous Affairs minister says he isn't worried recent raids by the RCMP will derail negotiations with First Nations to improve controls over the sale of cannabis products.
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The Hamilton SpectatorRCMP cannabis raids won’t ‘hamper’ N.B. First Nations pot sale discussions: minister
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Indigenous Affairs minister says he isn't worried a recent series of raids by the RCMP in three different provinces will derail his negotiations with First Nations
Winnipeg Free Press
RCMP cannabis raids won't 'hamper' N.B. First Nations pot sale discussions: minister
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Indigenous Affairs minister says he isn't worried a recent series of raids by the RCMP in three different provinces will derail his negotiations with First Nations to improve controls over the sale of cannabis products.
Ministers of the Holt government, Luke Randall and Keith Chiasson, visited a cannabis warehouse on the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation a few weeks before a major search...
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