AFN throws wrinkle into rollout of legalizing pot

Last week, the AFN announced the formation of a committee to study how aboriginal territories will implement their own regulations.

Assembly of First Nations national chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured recently in Ottawa. Many of the points raised at the AFN annual meeting last week are certainly worthy of consideration, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

December 11, 2017

OTTAWA—As the date for legal pot nears, the Assembly of First Nations has thrown a new wrinkle into the rollout. Last week, the AFN announced the formation of a committee to study how aboriginal territories will implement their own regulations. Regional chiefs from Quebec and Ontario share commit...

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