A protest against Six Nations Elected Council’s cannabis bylaw, that had been approved in a closed meeting, turned ugly after a police officer Tim Bomberry engaged in a shouting match with some members of the crowd outside the Six Nations Police station Thursday June 17, 2021. (Photos by Jim C. Powless)
By Lynda Powless and Victoria Gray
Turtle Island News Writers
OHSWEKEN-A dispute over who controls the Six Nations cannabis industry boiled over when a peaceful protest of over 100 people turned violent outside the Six Nations Police Station Thursday (June 17, 2021).
Protest spokesperson Rhonda Martin reads a statement to Police Chief Darren Montour during what stated as a peaceful protest against the Six Nations Elected Council’s cannabis bylaw and encroachment of Haudenosaunee rights. (Photos by Jim C. Powless)
At least one person was arrested and another suffered a broken nose after several physical disputes with police broke out. Police lined the exterior of the station facing the large crowd that was questioning their authority to impose a Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) created cannabis bylaw that means the SN People’s Cannabis Coalition retailers will be operating illegally. (See Turtle Island News video at https://www.facebook.com/TurtleIslandNews/
SNEC issued a press release last week after a closed council meeting on June 8, where they passed the bylaw to incorporate their controversial Six Nations Cannabis Commission (SNCC) and legalized it as…
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A protest against Six Nations Elected Council’s cannabis bylaw, that had been approved in a closed meeting, turned ugly after a police officer Tim Bomberry engaged in a shouting match with some members of the crowd outside the Six Nations Police station Thursday June 17, 2021. (Photos by Jim C. Powless)
By Lynda Powless and Victoria Gray
Turtle Island News Writers
OHSWEKEN-A dispute over who controls the Six Nations cannabis industry boiled over when a peaceful protest of over 100 people turned violent outside the Six Nations Police Station Thursday (June 17, 2021).
Protest spokesperson Rhonda Martin reads a statement to Police Chief Darren Montour during what stated as a peaceful protest against the Six Nations Elected Council’s cannabis bylaw and encroachment of Haudenosaunee rights. (Photos by Jim C. Powless)
At least one person was arrested and another suffered a broken nose after several physical disputes with police broke out. Police lined the exterior of the station facing the large crowd that was questioning their authority to impose a Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) created cannabis bylaw that means the SN People’s Cannabis Coalition retailers will be operating illegally. (See Turtle Island News video at https://www.facebook.com/TurtleIslandNews/
SNEC issued a press release last week after a closed council meeting on June 8, where they passed the bylaw to incorporate their controversial Six Nations Cannabis Commission (SNCC) and legalized it as…
