Members of the Senate's Aboriginal peoples committee are recommending the Liberal government hold back on legalizing cannabis for up to a year in order to address its potential for harmful effects in Indigenous communities. The committee said the government should take that time to negotiate a revenue-sharing agreement with First Nations communities. "The way the bill has been crafted shows there was very little consultation," Conservative Alberta Sen. Scott Tannas told reporters. There are Indigenous governments that want to see economic development and get revenue ... None of that appears to have been considered." First Nations say their governments will face new social challenges from legal cannabis, but they stand to gain nothing from Ottawa's plan.

Source: CBC News May 01, 2018 21:48 UTC