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Charges Dropped Against Indigenous Cannabis Store Owner in Georgina: A Victory for Sovereignty and Economic Empowerment

In a landmark decision underscoring Indigenous sovereignty and economic self-determination, all charges against Jared Big Canoe, an Indigenous entrepreneur from Georgina, Ontario, have been withdrawn. Big Canoe had faced legal action for operating Big Canoe Indigenous Market, a cannabis dispensary, without an Ontario provincial license. On January 29, he was informed that the Crown would […]