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As the floodgates on Canada’s legal cannabis market are set to open this fall, Mohawks on the Kahnawake territory say they don’t plan on submitting to outside regulation.

Rather than abide by Quebec’s system of government-run and taxed cannabis stores, the Kahnawake Mohawk Council will move forward with its own plan to cultivate and distribute weed on the territory.

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The band council will open public consultations next week on a 27-page draft law to regulate the sale of cannabis within its borders. The document includes provisions for who can buy and sell cannabis as well as regulations aimed at preventing it from falling into the wrong hands.

Unlike Quebec’s legislation, which allows for 18-year-olds to purchase weed, Kahnawake’s Cannabis Control Law sets the legal age at 21.

“We think this reflects what the needs are for the community,” said Gina Deer, the council chief in charge of the cannabis portfolio. “As time is going on, some people worry about the youth getting criminal records if they’re caught with cannabis, but that’s not what it’s about.