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By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Affairs visited Cape Breton last week and was forced to dip her toe into the smokey waters of the cannabis tensions between Mi\u2019kmaq and the provincial government. \u201cI encourage the province to sit down with First Nations and find a way forward,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause in discussions I had with both Membertou and Eskasoni, they were talking about looking to put in regulations and then working with the province to ensure that they\u2019re adhered to.\u2019 She said she suggests that the Mi\u2019kmaq and the province sit down to discuss all the issues and the different ways they can be resolved. \u201cBecause in discussions with chiefs across the Atlantic region on this issue, they have ideas on… <\/p>\n

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By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Affairs visited Cape Breton last week and was forced to dip her toe into the smokey waters of the cannabis tensions between Mi\u2019kmaq and the provincial government. \u201cI encourage the province to sit down with First Nations and find a way forward,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause in discussions I had with both Membertou and Eskasoni, they were talking about looking to put in regulations and then working with the province to ensure that they\u2019re adhered to.\u2019 She said she suggests that the Mi\u2019kmaq and the province sit down to discuss all the issues and the different ways they can be resolved. \u201cBecause in discussions with chiefs across the Atlantic region on this issue, they have ideas on... <\/p>\n

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