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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I can see where you are coming from now - since some DUI's are worse than others, you feel offended because Canada strictly enforces our Driving under the influences, and treats your DUI's as our own are treated here. Many people in Canada have had friends and relatives killed by drunks driving, myself included. It just is not tolerated now. If your country refuses to back up, clog, the court system by simply levying a fine like a speeding ticket, where are we? You think you're okay, because you were never convicted in a court of law? It's simply semantics.
You got a ticket because you were driving drunk, but that doesn't happen in Canada. If you were caught driving drunk by the Law and lost in court, you at least have a record to go with you for the rest of your life, which is called a penalty for endangering your fellow citizens. People at the borders take note of this I think. Easier for your border people because of the severity of a Canadian conviction. But a fine could be seen as a conviction, too, at Canadian borders, if there was never a court proceeding.
You got a ticket because you were driving drunk, but that doesn't happen in Canada. If you were caught driving drunk by the Law and lost in court, you at least have a record to go with you for the rest of your life, which is called a penalty for endangering your fellow citizens. People at the borders take note of this I think. Easier for your border people because of the severity of a Canadian conviction. But a fine could be seen as a conviction, too, at Canadian borders, if there was never a court proceeding.
