Indigenous pot shops face crowded market, constitutional questions 5 years since legalization

Five years after the legalization of cannabis, the future of the Indigenous side of the industry in northern Ontario is hazy. On-reserve dispensaries that once dominated now face increased competition, and some First Nations see cannabis as the next battleground for constitutional rights. 

Indigenous pot shops face crowded market, constitutional questions 5 years since legalization
A container of flower cannabis sits on a counter with a mural of a tradtional-looking Indigenous man behind

Five years after the legalization of cannabis, the future of the Indigenous side of the industry in northern Ontario is hazy. On-reserve dispensaries that once dominated now face increased competition, and some First Nations see cannabis as the next battleground for constitutional rights.