Canada: Protests planned after RCMP raids on Mi’kmaq-owned dispensaries

RCMP raids on 13 cannabis dispensaries across southwestern Nova Scotia have led to 21 arrests and the confiscation of over $1.2 million worth of illegal products. While police say they were targeting organized crime, the Mi’kmaq Rights Association argues the raids violate Indigenous treaty rights. RCMP respond to raids  Superintendent Jason Popik, who led the […]