High on the marijuana industry: Manitoba First Nation invests in Canadian pot company – Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA — A Manitoba First Nation has become a major investor in a nationwide chain of cannabis dispensaries, as Indigenous groups eye economic opportunities in the budding marijuana industry as a step towards reconciliation.
Today, National Access Cannabis will be publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, with Opaskwayak Cree Nation holding the largest share of the company.
“The war on drugs is over, now it’s the war on poverty, for us to create economic opportunities for First Nations,” said Opaskwayak Chief Christian Sinclair, who believes it’s historic to see an Indigenous group hold the largest stake in a publicly traded company.
