The CBSA declined a request for an interview. But in a series of emailed responses, the agency said cannabis items are being detected with “increasing frequency” in commercial shipments, which include air, marine, rail and highway cargo, as well as courier and postal.
However, legal cannabis can only be sold through authorized retailers. It remains illegal to import cannabis into Canada, or export it, except for medical or scientific reasons and with the proper permit from Health Canada.
Although this includes both imports and exports, between April 1, 2018, and Sept.
About 80 per cent of cannabis intercepted at border crossings is properly declared, the CBSA says.