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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45478939

Canadian cannabis entrepreneurs and investors could face a lifetime ban
from the US over their involvement in the industry, US media report.

A senior US border official told news site Politico that Canadians in the burgeoning sector could be deemed inadmissible to the US.

Canada is a month away from becoming the first industrialised nation to legalise recreational cannabis use.

While some US states allow pot use, the drug remains federally illegal.

There have been concerns within Canada's growing cannabis industry for
months that they may face trouble crossing the border.

In July, a Vancouver businessman was banned from entering the US for life because he had investments in US marijuana companies.

Immigration lawyers have said they have heard similar stories from clients
in the industry.

Canada sets date for legal cannabis sale
Health risks of recreational cannabis
There have also been concerns that more Canadians will find themselves
denied entry into the US if they admit to using marijuana, or face
increased searches or interrogation by US officials.

Todd Owen, executive assistant commissioner for the Office of Field
Operations, told Politico that border officials will question Canadians
about their marijuana use if they have cause to do so.

"Our officers are not going to be asking everyone whether they have used marijuana, but if other questions lead there - or if there is a smell
coming from the car, they might ask," he said.

He also said that investors in the industry could also face a ban.

"We don't recognise that as a legal business," Mr Owen said.

US border officials can deny entry to people who admit to consuming pot or admit they plan to purchase or use marijuana in the US, even in a state
where it is legal. People who have received bans still have the
possibility of applying for a waiver from US Customs and Border
Protection.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government officials have maintained that despite the change in law, there is no indication marijuana legalisation
will shift the US approach in how it deals with Canadians crossing the boundary.

Cannabis: Promise, risk and controversy
Jordan Sinclair, with Canopy Growth, a major medical marijuana supplier in Canada, told the BBC that while their employees have yet to face
difficulties at the US-Canada border, the industry as a whole is seeking
more clarity as to how cases will be consistently handled by border
officials.

He also said many Canadians may be investors in cannabis stocks through
major pension funds and mutual funds without being aware of it.

"There's absolutely no way you can say if you've invested in the is
industry you're not going to be allowed into the United States," he said.

Recreational cannabis will be available legally in Canada nationwide as of
17 October. Medical marijuana has been legal since 2001.

Eight US states - Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Maine,
Massachusetts, Nevada and California - have now legalised recreational and medicinal marijuana. But the drug remains a Schedule 1 controlled
substance - alongside LSD, heroin, and meth - under US federal law.



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