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Header Image: Chief Terry Paul of Membertou First Nation

Premier Tim Houston and the province’s attorney general say RCMP members were doing their jobs when they issued summary offence tickets Tuesday to the operators of five cannabis shops selling without a license on Mi’kmaq land.

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Cannabis conflict continues: Premier, attorney general say First Nations not being singled out

Chief in N.S. says Mi’kmaq have a treaty right to sell cannabis amid new RCMP raids

HALIFAX — A First Nation chief is insisting the Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia have a treaty right to grow and sell unregulated cannabis as an ongoing dispute with the provincial government shows no signs of letting up.

Chief Terry Paul of Membertou First Nation made the assertion Tuesday night in response to recent police raids on Indigenous-owned cannabis operations. His comments are in conflict with the position of the provincial government, which considers all cannabis sold outside Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. outlets to be illegal.

“Let us be clear that the Mi’kmaq have a collective treaty right to the sale of cannabis. We have the right to self-determination in our communities. We govern our people, lands, and priorities — not the province,” Paul said in a statement.

On Wednesday, Justice Minister Scott Armstrong said he disagrees with Paul’s stance on the treaty right. “I have the utmost respect for Chief Paul. I think he’s a fantastic leader. We’re going to differ on this,” he told reporters.

The recent rise in tensions follows Armstrong’s directive on Dec. 4 calling on all Nova Scotia police agencies to prioritize cannabis enforcement by identifying and disrupting illegal operations and distribution networks. He also wrote to 13 Mi’kmaq chiefs, requesting their co-operation as they tackle the “growing public safety problem” of illegal cannabis sales.

Since then, police have followed orders with a series of raids across the province, the most recent took place on Tuesday during which police seized cannabis from five dispensaries in Eskasoni First Nation, Potlotek First Nation, Paq’tnkek First Nation, Waycobah First Nation and in Digby, N.S.

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