Indigenous leaders are calling on Canada’s federal government to amend the Cannabis Act to allow for their “fulsome” participation in the marijuana industry after First Nations were largely excluded from the 2018 law legalizing adult-use marijuana.
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According to a statement issued Thursday, the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) wants the amendments to cover issues of:
Jurisdiction. Economic development. Taxation. Revenue sharing. Health and safety.
The FNLC also called on the province of British Columbia to continue to coordinate and consult with First Nations to align its cannabis laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Canada’s federal and provincial governments failed to facilitate Indigenous participation in the legal cannabis industry, according to data collected by MJBizDaily.
For instance, among the 755 unique cannabis corporations licensed by the Canadian government, only six were located in an Indigenous community as of last
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