N.S. chiefs call for moratorium on cannabis raids after last week’s highway protests - BERITAJA

Mi’kmaw chiefs successful Nova Scotia are demanding a moratorium connected RCMP raids connected cannabis stores successful their communities.

The telephone from Maw-lukutijik Saqmaq, besides known arsenic the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs, comes aft First Nations communities blocked a number of provincial highways successful protestation past week.

Premier Tim Houston called the blockades “unlawful” successful a societal media post, but the assembly said successful a merchandise coming that each Canadians person a correct to protestation nether the Charter.

Police person accrued raids connected what they telephone forbidden cannabis shops, mostly successful Mi’kmaw communities, since the state issued a directive calling for a crackdown successful December.

First Nations leaders person criticized the raids, saying they person a pact correct to waste cannabis.

The assembly says it wants a moratorium connected raids until they’ve had a chance to person “real nation-to-nation” talks pinch the province.

“We person agelong offered solutions to the provincial authorities connected really Mi’kmaq could workout our correct to self-govern and still beryllium transparent pinch them connected really we intended to negociate the waste of cannabis successful our communities, but Nova Scotia has not been unfastened to having immoderate conversations pinch Mi’kmaw leadership,” assembly co-chair and Glooscap First Nation Chief Sidney Peters said successful a statement.

Provincial authorities officials did not instantly supply remark Thursday.