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The Sweet Grass cannabis dispensary on Route 344 burned down Wednesday morning, with witness accounts suggesting a likely arson, according to the Oka fire chief.

Though the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)’s 45-day moratorium on retail cannabis sales lifts today, nothing is set to change in the community, with progress on the cannabis file and a decision about its future at a standstill without any Kahnawake Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) members.

A former Kahnawake Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) member said that part of the reason for her departure is because of a loss of faith in “the integrity of the system,” with a meeting between a dispensary license applicant and three Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chiefs last year deepening her concerns about “political interference.”

Kawisaiénhne Albany was driving past the Onen’tó:kon Preservation Spot in the Pines on Tuesday when she caught glimpse of a disturbing sight - an excavator tearing into the last remaining plot of land along a strip on precious forest that has been decimated by ever-expanding cannabis stores.

Though retail sale of cannabis has never been legal in Kahnawake, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has enacted an official 45-day moratorium, acknowledging “renewed opposition” from community members on the matter.

The future of cannabis in the community remains uncertain, with a meeting on Wednesday between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and both Longhouses providing little clarity about the path forward.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) must prevent cannabis dispensaries before it’s too late, representatives of the 207 Longhouse demanded as hundreds of Kahnawa'kehró:non confronted Council chiefs outside the band office Wednesday. 

As the process for approving dispensary licences in Kahnawake trudges along, the 207 Longhouse has reaffirmed its position against Kahnawake’s potential cannabis industry, this week announcing an upcoming march expressing their opposition.

Highlighting tensions around the new Kanesatake Law-Making Process (KLMP), Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chief Brant Etienne’s windshield was smashed overnight after the framework’s passage was revealed by The Eastern Door.

A Quebec Superior Court judge who extended a safeguard order last week will soon consider whether to untangle the defendants in the government’s civil action to halt dumping on the shores of the Lake of Two Mountains.