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

Good luck with that. Assuming this list going around social media is actually true, there's a ton of insiders looking to cash in.

And it’s not just the chairperson of the Task Force who is facing a conflict of interest.

Chuck Rifici, is currently the CFO of the Liberal Party of Canada. – founder and former CEO of Tweed Mark Zekulin, CEO of Tweed – former senior adviser to former Ontario finance minister Dwight Duncan Norman Inkster, Independent Director at Mettrum – former head of the RCMP Dr. Joshua Tepper, Independent Director at Mettrum – formerly Assistant Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Health , Senior Medical Officer for Health Canada Tom Shipley, Director of Quality Assurance, Tweed – formerly worked on toxicology research, while at Health Canada Mike Harcourt, Chairman of True Leaf Medicine Inc – former B.C. Premier Kash Heed, strategic consultant with National Green BioMed – Former B.C. Solicitor General and former West Vancouver police chief Herb Dhaliwal, Chairman, National Green BioMed – former Vancouver MP and federal cabinet minister. Neil Belot, Board of Directors for Aurora – was a public servant in several ministries within the Ontario government Brian Wagner, Company founder and CEO of NHP Consulting (consults for prospective LP’s) – Brian was invited to play a strong role in Health Canada’s Program Advisory Committee Tim Humberstone, ABcann Director / Senior Person in Charge – former twenty year member of the RCMP included roles in Municipal/Federal Drug Enforcement and with the Joint Forces Organized Crime Agency

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