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The Six Nations cannabis industry was hit with another blow last week when the Six Nations Haudenosaunee Confederacy issued a statement notifying the community it \u201cstands in opposition to the establishment, operation, or expansion of the cannabis industry within Haudenosaunee territory.\u201d The notice was released September 6, 2025, condemning the now six-year- old cannabis industry that has grown up in the community. The Confederacy called it a \u201cserious lack of oversight by the Six Nations Elected Band Administration (SNEBA) in creating the cannabis body,\u201d It places the blame for what it says is the \u201cexploitation of vulnerable populations\u2019 at the door of the SNEBA created cannabis commission. The statement says there has been a \u201cserious lack of oversight for the Cannabis Commission,\u201d as an entity. The Six Nations Elected Council… <\/p>\n

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The Six Nations cannabis industry was hit with another blow last week when the Six Nations Haudenosaunee Confederacy issued a statement notifying the community it \u201cstands in opposition to the establishment, operation, or expansion of the cannabis industry within Haudenosaunee territory.\u201d The notice was released September 6, 2025, condemning the now six-year- old cannabis industry that has grown up in the community. The Confederacy called it a \u201cserious lack of oversight by the Six Nations Elected Band Administration (SNEBA) in creating the cannabis body,\u201d It places the blame for what it says is the \u201cexploitation of vulnerable populations\u2019 at the door of the SNEBA created cannabis commission. The statement says there has been a \u201cserious lack of oversight for the Cannabis Commission,\u201d as an entity. The Six Nations Elected Council... <\/p>\n

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