FIRST NATION PROTESTS DISPENSARY RAID

JESSE STANIFORTH

Supported by the Ontario Provincial Police, the Anishinabek Police Service raided a dispensary on Wahnapitae First Nation in Ontario—despite entreaties from Wahnapitae Chief Larry Roque, who attempted to convince the police to leave, saying the community is working to pass its own cannabis regulations.Sudbury.com

• The Anishinabek Police serves 15 of 40 communities in the Union of Ontario Indians—meaning officers do not report to a local authority or Chief and Council.
• Anishinabek Police arrested . . .
  

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