Petition circulating to shut down cannabis fields near schools

By Lynda Powless Editor With the school year coming a petition has begun circulating demanding the federal government intervene and shut down cannabis fields licensed by Six Nations Elected Council’s (SNEC) cannabis commission located near schools. At least two fields one on Fourth Line and another on Onondaga Road at Stone Ridge are located near schools. The Fourth Line field is one of the largest known cannabis fields at Six Nations and operates under a license from the incorporated Six Nations Cannabis Commission (SNCC) a SNEC created body. With the operation of the cannabis field came a strong stench, flooding and noise. The field is located not only adjacent to the village of Ohsweken, home to the single largest populated spot in the community, but near two elementary schools and…

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