Highway Blockade Lifts in Nova Scotia

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Highway 4 in Nova Scotia's Potlotec First Nation is back open this morning after First Nation's

protesters blocked it over an RCMP raid on a local cannabis shop. RCMP hit the shop Thursday

morning, arrested two men and grabbed a bunch of cannabis products, sparking the quit blockade

on that Cape Breton route. This fits into a long-running clash between mic mall communities

and the provincial government, which is pushing hard against unregulated weed sales.

The province argues it's no treaty right, since only the Nova Scotia liquor corporation handles legal

sales, leaving First Nation's feeling squeezed. Out. Meanwhile, another blockade on Highway 102

near Shupanakadai cleared up Thursday evening, too. So roads are flowing smooth now, though the

underlying beef simmers on.