Pot users not allowed into USA from Canada
Tuesday the L.A. Times had a "Boo Hoo Poor Me" article regarding a Canadian who answered yes when asked by US customs if he had ever smoked pot, he was denied entrance. Canada is about to legalize po...
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ksg5000 wrote:daveB110 wrote:
As far as a drunk driving convictions, it is the same, both ways. Canadian laws ape the US laws (not the other way around).
I don't think that's true. To my knowledge a single drunk driving offense has never been grounds for denying entry to the USA. That means that Canada doesn't "ape" US laws.
You're right. Because DUI in many US states is treated as a lesser offence, it doesn't guarantee that you'll be turned back. Not true the other way. If an American has a DUI without the pardon equivalent they have a criminal record in Canada because that's how we treat it. They can and will be refused entry to Canada.
