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Why some Indigenous leaders call on BC cannabis law reform

“First Nations businesses also continue to be challenged by excessive taxation and onerous regulations,” said the BC Assembly of First Nations in a statement.As the BC Cannabis Summit continues in Kelowna this weekend, Indigenous leaders in British Columbia are calling on the government to change the legal framework surrounding the cannabis industry in their communities. The BC Assembly of First Nations said this week, five years after legalization, Canada’s framework “still does not provide appropriate avenues for coordination between jurisdictions or appropriate fiscal relationships that reflect the recognition of First Nations’ jurisdiction over cannabis.” “First Nations businesses also continue…Continue Reading

Resignation of an executor.

At times an executor was appointed by a testator in their will and the executor was ill equipped or unwilling to act as executor. In these circumstances, it is necessary for an executor to formally renounce their role as executor. Quite often executors are confused if they can resign as an executor of a Will or how to go about it. Renouncing an execution is a formal legal process and involves lodging documents with the Supreme Court of Victoria (or relevant court in other states) after the death of the testator. The documents should be drafted by a lawyer and…Continue Reading

Nashville school shooting comes as Tennessee continues to loosen gun laws – National

As Nashville residents reeled from a fatal grade school shooting that left six dead, a federal judge quietly cleared the way to drop the minimum age for Tennesseans to carry handguns publicly without a permit to 18 — just two years after a new law set the age at 21.The move marked yet another relaxation of gun laws in ruby ​​red Tennessee, where GOP leaders have steadily chipped away at firearms regulations and lambasted those who had been warned that doing so comes at a cost.Read more: Nashville school shooting: Suspect had bought 7 guns in recent years,…Continue Reading