Kahnawake Legislative Coordinating
Commission receives second request for
Cannabis legislation

The Kahnawà:ke Legislative Coordinating Commission would like to inform the community that it has received an additional request for legislation regarding Cannabis. The request, submitted by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke’s Cannabis Working Group, is titled ‘Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Law.’

As per the normal procedure, the submission has been sent to the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke’s Legal Services for categorization. The community will be informed of the categorization once that process has been completed. A community member had earlier submitted a request for legislation regarding
Cannabis, as announced on 18, Kenténha/October 2017 via a press release.

The Kahnawà:ke Legislative Coordinating Commission will follow its usual processes in this matter and further information will be forthcoming.

For further information, please contact:
Ietsénhaienhs Rhonda Kirby, Cannabis Working Group Portfolio Chief
Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
450-632-7500

For further information on the process, please contact:
Leslie Skye, Coordinator
Kahnawà:ke Legislative Coordinating Commission
450-632-7500, leslie.skye@mck.ca