US EditionN.S. First Nation tells government and RCMP to stay out of cannabis and tobacco sales
Membertou First Nation claims constitutional treaty right to self-governance and to regulate cannabis, rejecting provincial and RCMP enforcement amid increased raids on cannabis operations.
- On Friday, Membertou council declared a treaty right to self-governance and asserted the provincial government and RCMP have no enforcement authority on its lands.
- In response to a directive in December, provincial officials and police agencies stepped up raids on operations officials call illegal, heightening tensions with Mi'kmaq communities.
- Several Mi'kmaq chiefs protested and one community banned Premier Tim Houston, Premier of Nova Scotia, and two cabinet ministers from its band lands as the province stands firm on cannabis enforcement.
- Politically, the dispute has produced public disagreement and limited official responses, as the provincial government and RCMP did not immediately respond to requests for comment last week.
- An expert said the move signals larger fractures in relations between Mi'kmaq communities and the Nova Scotia government, with earlier reporting placing the dispute on Dec 10, 2025.
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NS First Nation Tells Government and RCMP to Stay out of Cannabis and Tobacco Sales
An indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a new resolution saying the province and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands, as police and provincial officials step up raids on what they claim are illegal cannabis operations. The council of Cape Breton’s Membertou First Nation, led by Chief Terry Paul, released the resolution Friday saying it has a treaty right to self-governance, recognized by the Constitution. It says …
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N.S. First Nation tells government and RCMP to stay out of cannabis and tobacco sales
An Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a new resolution saying the provincial government and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands as police and provincial officials step up raids on what they claim are illegal cannabis operations.
N.S. First Nation asserts control over cannabis-related activities on traditional lands
The Sipekne'katik First Nation in Nova Scotia has launched the Cannabis Control Law, which they saw will give them exclusive jurisdiction over the governance and regulation of all cannabis-related activities on their traditional lands.
An Aboriginal government in Nova Scotia has adopted a new resolution stating that the provincial government and the RCMP are not allowed to intervene on their lands as police and provincial authorities intensify their raids on what they call illegal cannabis exploitation.
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