By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 04/07/2024 02:02 SUDBURY June 13, 2023 — Cross examination of expert witness Dr. William Newbigging, a professor of History and Anishnaabemowin, began last week in the controversial case involving ten defendants charged with operating unregulated cannabis stores in the communities of Wahnapitae, Henvey Inlet and Garden River First Nations. On January 24 of this year, the Expositor reported on the potentially precedent setting case involving ten First Nations defendants who filed a constitutional challenge four years ago. The defendants contend that that after the legalization of cannabis in 2018, the charges against them violate their rights as First Nations to trade the substance as a means of economic development. The accused are charged with breaking the Cannabis Act and the Controlled Drugs…
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