{"id":1859,"date":"2018-09-13T21:58:01","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T21:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/?p=1859"},"modified":"2018-09-13T21:58:01","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T21:58:01","slug":"canadians-who-work-in-pot-industry-could-face-significant-risks-when-crossing-the-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/2018\/09\/13\/canadians-who-work-in-pot-industry-could-face-significant-risks-when-crossing-the-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadians who work in pot industry could face significant risks when crossing the border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadians who work in the marijuana industry \u2014 and those who invest in the booming pot sector \u2014 will face significant risks when crossing the U.S. border even after the drug becomes legal in Canada next month, according to detailed comments by a senior official overseeing U.S border operations.<\/p>\n<p>A lifetime ban on entering the U.S. will apply to travellers who admit to using marijuana, employees in the marijuana industry, and investors in the marijuana sector, according to the official.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t recognize that as a legal business,\u201d Todd Owen, executive assistant commissioner for the Office of Field Operations at CBP, told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicopro.com\/canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POLITICO Pro Canada, a new subscription news service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/pro-canada-preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0focused on Canada-U.S. relations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sideItems\">\n<div class=\"related\">\n<div class=\"right-c\">\n<h2>RELATED STORIES<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"line\">\n<div class=\"linkList\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/canada\/why-investing-in-pot-could-pose-problems-at-the-u-s-border-1.4011813\">Why investing in pot could pose problems at the U.S. border<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"line\">\n<div class=\"linkList\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/canada\/why-admitting-to-cannabis-use-could-get-you-banned-from-u-s-for-life-1.3989441\">Why admitting to cannabis use could get you banned from U.S. for life<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"line\">\n<div class=\"linkList\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/politics\/amid-pot-legalization-border-uncertainty-feds-advice-don-t-lie-1.3916018\">Amid pot legalization border uncertainty, feds&#8217; advice? Don&#8217;t lie<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Owen said U.S. Customs and Border Protection will apply existing laws against admitting drug users and drug traffickers into the United States. Among the details he laid out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canadians caught crossing the border with marijuana in their car will face prosecution or a fine of US$5,000.<\/li>\n<li>CBP has not specified a minimum investment threshold in marijuana businesses that would trigger the lifetime ban.<\/li>\n<li>Not every traveller will be asked whether they use marijuana, but Owen also outlined several signs of pot use that officials will not ignore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/canada\/canadians-who-work-in-pot-industry-could-face-significant-risks-when-crossing-the-border-1.4092680<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadians who work in the marijuana industry \u2014 and those who invest in the booming pot sector \u2014 will face significant risks when crossing the U.S. border even after the drug becomes legal in Canada next month, according to detailed comments by a senior official overseeing U.S border operations. 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