First Nations look to ‘tremendous potential’ of marijuana industry The emerging businesses represent a unique opportunity for economic growth in First Nations communities, says Phil Fontaine, former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Phil Fontaine, an Indigenous politician turned marijuana executive, has spent the last year travelling the country and talking to First Nations about jobs, wealth and training opportunities the marijuana industry could bring. (ADRIAN WYLD / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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