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Six Nations community members are pleading with Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) again to stop a massive cannabis grow-op abutting a residential area. Nancy Porter, and several supporters, delivered two-and-a-half hours of emotional, almost tearful testimony to SNEC at its Nov. 25th meeting. Porter, whose property abutts the grow-op, pleaded with SNEC to take immediate action to shut down all unregulated cannabis operations on the territory citing safety concerns and environmental impacts. Porter has been working to shut down the grow-op, behind her home, since it went into operation six months ago. Along with another Six Nations band member, Brenda Johnson, the two women described escalating threats, fear for their families, and a lack of clarity around governance, enforcement, and accountability. Porter pleaded if anything happens to them, it wasn\u2019t… <\/p>\n

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Six Nations community members are pleading with Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) again to stop a massive cannabis grow-op abutting a residential area. Nancy Porter, and several supporters, delivered two-and-a-half hours of emotional, almost tearful testimony to SNEC at its Nov. 25th meeting. Porter, whose property abutts the grow-op, pleaded with SNEC to take immediate action to shut down all unregulated cannabis operations on the territory citing safety concerns and environmental impacts. Porter has been working to shut down the grow-op, behind her home, since it went into operation six months ago. Along with another Six Nations band member, Brenda Johnson, the two women described escalating threats, fear for their families, and a lack of clarity around governance, enforcement, and accountability. Porter pleaded if anything happens to them, it wasn\u2019t... <\/p>\n

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