What We Do
Purpose
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Establish and maintain minimum national standards for safety, quality, and compliance
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Recognize and support local Indigenous cannabis councils operating under community law
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Facilitate nation-to-nation trade among recognized councils and member Nations
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Ensure that the cannabis economy operates in a manner consistent with Indigenous laws, values, and community wellbeing
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Provide mechanisms for oversight, certification, and coordination among members.
Guiding Principles
• Sovereignty and Self-Determination: Each participating Nation retains its inherent right to self-govern its internal cannabis activities and to determine its own regulatory structures.
• Accountability and Transparency: Decision-making shall be open, reasoned, and subject to review by member Nations and councils.
• Cultural Integrity: Policies and standards shall reflect Indigenous laws, teachings, and respect for the land and community.
• Health and Safety: The Authority shall uphold the highest practicable standards of product safety, quality assurance, and consumer protection.
• Economic Reconciliation: The cannabis sector shall serve as a vehicle for community economic development, equitable opportunity, and restorative justice.
• Nation-to-Nation Collaboration: The ICGA shall foster cooperative trade, mutual recognition, and shared capacity among Indigenous Nations.
Vision
To build a trusted, sovereign Indigenous cannabis economy grounded in the principles of self-determination, safety, and nation-to-nation trade.