Six Nations Cannabis Commission at the “end” of its rope without bank account

Six Nations Cannabis Commission’s Chief  Commission Kathy Mair tells SNEC they are near the “end of their rope” trying to get a bank account.

The Six Nations Cannabis Commission (SNCC) is at the end of its rope with the banking system and wants Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) to advocate for it as a community safety measure. Kathy Mair, chief commissioner of the Six Nations Cannabis Commission (SNCC)’s presented its quarterly report at SNEC’s General Finance meeting, March 4th, after it was moved from the in-camera agenda. Mair said there’s not much left the SNCC can do to get itself, its producers or retailers on-reserve a bank account because the banks see them as criminals. “I need political advocacy for this,” she said. “Cannabis was legalized in 2018 and only cannabis businesses off territory can access banking. We can not. Whether we’re licensed or not. No First Nation in Canada is allowed to use…

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