Seven Leaf president Lewis Mitchell (right) and head grower Zach Bonaparte look at some of their cannabis crop in Akwesasne, Ont. The Mohawk owned and operated company is the first federally licensed First Nation cannabis producer in Canada. First Nations people have jumped in on the action, but reserve politics and jurisdictional issues have complicated legalization in Indigenous communities. The Mohawk territory is located within the borders of Ontario, Quebec and New York State. In Kanesatake, a Mohawk community north of Montreal, Grand Chief Serge Simon has told media he is powerless to stop illicit shops from opening.

Source: thestar April 16, 2019 08:03 UTC