Recreational marijuana will have been legal for a year on Thursday, but any celebrating still stops at the U.S. border, said Len Saunders, a Canadian-born lawyer based in Blaine, Wash."They are not asking questions of recent use because they know they can't deny the person because it's legal in Canada," he said. Instead, he said they're asking Canadians if they have ever smoked marijuana and that's what's been keeping him busy.
"Consequently, crossing the border or arriving at a U.S. port of entry in violation of this law may result in denied admission, seizure, fines, and apprehension," said the statement. "It's prior to legalization and they admit to it, then it's still grounds to inadmissibility," he said. "They say, 'I did it back in the 70s, hippie stuff.' "
"They asked me if I'd ever done drugs and I just told the truth," he said. "I didn't want to lie, so I told them, 'Yes, I smoked marijuana 18 years ago.' Four hours later, I was escorted across the border after I was fingerprinted, frisked, pictures taken and asked 1,000 questions, the same question every time."
Saunders said hiring him is not a guarantee that Canadians will be allowed back into the United States. "People are often not asked, have they smoked marijuana before?" he said. "The advice we give our clients is always to be as honest with officers as they possibly can be. If I was in the back seat of your car whispering advice in your ear, I'd probably say at that point, I'd rather not answer that question and ask if you can withdraw your application for admission.
Fry them all
Why are you showing our flag defaced CTV this kinda stuff doesnt need to be showing. CTV your just another CNN clone ...poison to Canada.
Canada should retaliate by asking Americans if they have ever owned or fired an assault rifle.
Just build the wall on our border..FFS
It’s high time (sorry) U.S. step into the 21st century and quit harassing people over something as harmless as pot
U.s. border guards delight in throwing their weight around. Since not many terrorists try to cross the border they need someone to beat on. Why was Trudeau not given a ban? Also a number of their bosses probably used.
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