Posted on 03/03/2017 12:39:30 PM PST by deplorableindc
The significant 18.4 percent increase in intercepted marijuana packages comes after two years of declines that appeared to dash expectations of doom among pot legalization opponents. Non-marijuana drug mail, by contrast, increased 11.6 percent last year.
The latest annual numbers come at a sensitive time for the cannabis industry. Federal law continues to ban almost all pot possession, and recent comments from White House spokesman Sean Spicer and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have aroused fear that the Trump administration may abandon the Obama-era approach of empowering states to pursue their own policies.
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Well researched article.
But, people never break these laws where it’s legal. /sarc
For your Interest.
Anyone who sends cannabis flower through the mail deserves every bit of pain they got coming, IMO. Legal issues aside, sending cannabis through the mail with today’s technology is beyond moronic, IMO.
‘A spokesman for the inspection service says the increase in intercepts can be attributed to better detection tactics and stronger relationships with other federal law enforcement agencies.
‘“As we continue to develop and improve our use of intel and analytics through these partnerships, we expect we will see more variability in our numbers going forward – not due to increased trafficking by criminals, necessarily, but due to improved detection methodologies,” spokesman Paul Krenn says.’
Am I supposed to give a s**t?
Marijuana is pretty far down near the bottom of stuff I care about right now.
As far as I'm concerned, mail it! Give the post office something to deliver.
Yep...
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