(09-14-2020, 07:20 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(09-14-2020, 07:15 PM)jeffster Wrote: Some things to consider:
1) Rx drugs pass any drug test your employer might have. Recreational drugs don't.
2) Private insurance might cover Rx marijuana.
3) You are more like to get medical grade marijuana.
4) Rx marijuana won't prevent you from entering the USA. Recreational might.
Are you sure? I thought that it was both illegal to take it out of Canada and illegal to bring it into the USA.
Sorry, I should have been more clear: CBP can ask if you have smoked and/or purchased weed. Obviously most people will say "no" even if they had, but they can get information, such as banking and emails, and drug testing to verify if you're telling the truth. U.S. federal laws say that people are restricted to entry to the U.S. if they have admitted committing a violation of drug laws that exist in the U.S., even if the state you're crossing into has decriminalized marijuana and even if it was in another country that you partook using/buying marijuana. IIRC, though, Rx doesn't have the same restrictions.
It should be noted to that lying to a CBP Officer can land you into big problems.