Politics Canadians who smoke marijuana legally, or work or invest in the industry, will be barred from the US

[SlyPokerDog]

Canadians who smoke marijuana legally, or work or invest in the industry, will be barred from the U.S.: Customs and Border Protection official

WASHINGTON—Canadians will be barred from entering the United States for smoking marijuana legally, for working in Canada’s legal marijuana industry and for investing in legal Canadian marijuana companies, a senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection official says.

Todd Owen, who spoke to the U.S. website Politico, said the U.S. does not plan to change its border policies to account for Canada’s marijuana legalization, which takes effect on Oct. 17.

“We don’t recognize that as a legal business,” said Owen, executive assistant commissioner for the office of field operations.

Owen’s comments corroborated anecdotal reports that have accumulated over the course of the year. Canadians with links to the nascent legal industry, including venture capitalist Sam Znaimer and the chief executive of a B.C. agricultural machinery company, have already been given lifetime entry bans.

https://www.thestar.com/news/cannab...s-customs-and-border-protection-official.html

https://www.thestar.com/news/cannab...s-customs-and-border-protection-official.html

 

[julius]

Build the wall!!!

 

[Propagandist]

Canadians who smoke marijuana legally, or work or invest in the industry, will be barred from the U.S.: Customs and Border Protection official

WASHINGTON—Canadians will be barred from entering the United States for smoking marijuana legally, for working in Canada’s legal marijuana industry and for investing in legal Canadian marijuana companies, a senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection official says.

Todd Owen, who spoke to the U.S. website Politico, said the U.S. does not plan to change its border policies to account for Canada’s marijuana legalization, which takes effect on Oct. 17.

“We don’t recognize that as a legal business,” said Owen, executive assistant commissioner for the office of field operations.

Owen’s comments corroborated anecdotal reports that have accumulated over the course of the year. Canadians with links to the nascent legal industry, including venture capitalist Sam Znaimer and the chief executive of a B.C. agricultural machinery company, have already been given lifetime entry bans.

https://www.thestar.com/news/cannab...s-customs-and-border-protection-official.html

https://www.thestar.com/news/cannab...s-customs-and-border-protection-official.html

I grow weary of the weirdness here.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I grow weary of the weirdness here.

You're not stoned enough.

 

[e_blazer]

Does this mean that stoners in Oregon and Washington are now naturalized Canadians?

 

[DaLincolnJones]

This is nothing new. Until the Feds legalize, the will continue to enforce current laws.

 

[dviss1]

This is nothing new. Until the Feds legalize, the will continue to enforce current laws.

Fuck Jeff Sessions.

 

[CupWizier]

This is nothing new. Until the Feds legalize, they will continue to enforce current laws that they chose to enforce the law to the people they choose.

fify

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Fuck Jeff Sessions.

You know what is funny, is at this point I tend to agree with you.