First Nations aim to capitalize on economic opportunity of legal pot industry

First Nations want to be among those cashing in on what could become a multibillion-dollar industry if the federal government follows through on making marijuana a legal recreational drug in Canada.

The Trudeau government's goal is to make legalization a reality on or before July 1, 2018. Several First Nations are already trying to get into into the business of producing pot.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/first-nations-recreational-marijuana-economy-1.4066362