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Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) has a lot of explaining to do. And a simple post to Facebook isn\u2019t going to cut it. After five years of claiming to be regulating a local cannabis industry at Six Nations, or attempting to, the elected council has decided it no longer wants to regulate it and are simply closing the door and getting out of the business. They have claimed, as part of their reasoning, the \u201congoing challenges and resources\u201d needed to continue their regulatory system. And they want to focus instead on the long-term well- being of the Six Nations community, whatever they think that polite little statement means, it can only mean they need to put their big pants on and will now have to deal with the repercussions of… <\/p>\n

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Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) has a lot of explaining to do. And a simple post to Facebook isn\u2019t going to cut it. After five years of claiming to be regulating a local cannabis industry at Six Nations, or attempting to, the elected council has decided it no longer wants to regulate it and are simply closing the door and getting out of the business. They have claimed, as part of their reasoning, the \u201congoing challenges and resources\u201d needed to continue their regulatory system. And they want to focus instead on the long-term well- being of the Six Nations community, whatever they think that polite little statement means, it can only mean they need to put their big pants on and will now have to deal with the repercussions of... <\/p>\n

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