新斯科舍省查封了118家+非法大麻商店,以安全和青年进入为借口,尽管土著人声称拥有条约权利。
Nova Scotia cracks down on 118+ illegal cannabis stores, citing safety and youth access, despite Indigenous claims of treaty rights.
新斯科舍省正在加大打击非法大麻药房的执法力度,司法部长斯科特·阿姆斯特朗指示警察以公共安全和青年准入问题为由,扰乱不受管制的销售。
Nova Scotia is intensifying enforcement against illegal cannabis dispensaries, with Justice Minister Scott Armstrong directing police to disrupt unregulated sales, citing public safety and youth access concerns.
该省估计,在新斯科舍省至少有118家非法商店在经营,尽管它没有确认土著保留地上有多少。
The province estimates at least 118 illegal stores operate across Nova Scotia, though it did not confirm how many are on Indigenous reserves.
新斯科舍省酒类公司仍是省法律下唯一的合法零售商,尽管一些米克莫领导人和企业家声称条约权利允许土著大麻销售,但政府仍坚持这一立场。
The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation remains the sole legal retailer under provincial law, a position the government maintains despite claims by some Mi’kmaw leaders and entrepreneurs that treaty rights allow for Indigenous cannabis sales.
该指令引起了批评,土著倡导者称该指令具有歧视性,是对自治的挑战,而政府则坚持其统一执法。
The directive has sparked criticism, with Indigenous advocates calling it discriminatory and a challenge to self-governance, while the government insists it is enforcing laws uniformly.