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Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) is changing the faces of its cannabis commission…again. It\u2019s not the first time the fledgling body has undergone a shift in the people sitting on it and restructuring. But this time, elected councillors are taking seats at the table. The four-year-old body, and anyone left on it, will now be joined by band councillors Alaina VanEvery and Carole Lesley Greene. At least until the commission can get a full board. Which considering the controversy the industry has created volunteers may be in short supply. The cannabis commission has struggled to maintain any kind of continuity. And it has faced criticism for its lack of foresight in allowing huge cannabis operations to locate near large residential areas and schools. Community members have launched petitions in an… <\/p>\n

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Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) is changing the faces of its cannabis commission…again. It\u2019s not the first time the fledgling body has undergone a shift in the people sitting on it and restructuring. But this time, elected councillors are taking seats at the table. The four-year-old body, and anyone left on it, will now be joined by band councillors Alaina VanEvery and Carole Lesley Greene. At least until the commission can get a full board. Which considering the controversy the industry has created volunteers may be in short supply. The cannabis commission has struggled to maintain any kind of continuity. And it has faced criticism for its lack of foresight in allowing huge cannabis operations to locate near large residential areas and schools. Community members have launched petitions in an... <\/p>\n

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