Canadian Cannabis Seizures at US Border Increased 900 Percent Since Legalization: Federal Report

Canadian and American flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Windsor, Ont., on March 21, 2020. The Canadian Press/Rob Gurdebeke

U.S. seizures of illegal marijuana from Canada have grown over 900 percent since the Liberal government legalized cannabis in 2018, a federal report says.

“[T]he quantity of cannabis seized on import at US ports of entry that share a border with Canada has increased by at least 929 percent since domestic legalization,” said the report, prepared by the Office of Audit and Evaluation at Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).