Cannabis Seizures at the US-Canada Border Have Spiked 75% Since Legalization

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US cops confiscated nearly 5,000 pounds of Canadian weed at the border last year.

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When US cops brag about their tight border security and eagle eye for drug smugglers, the feds are usually talking about the country’s controversial crossing into Mexico. But in the wake of Canadian cannabis legalization, border patrol cops are reporting a significant increase in weed seizures at American entry points throughout the Great White North’s border.

According to the Canadian Broadcast Company, US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers stationed at the Canadian border confiscated 2,214 kilograms (4,881 pounds) of pot between November 1st, 2018 and October 31st, 2019. In the same...

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