The united states and Canada are good friends on the global stage, and they have been for
many years.
But recently, due to a trade, relations are turning sour.
The American government has placed tarrifs on American goods like Orange Juice, bourbon
and mattresses.
And furthermore, the US is reportedly issuing lifetime travel bans on any Canadians who
are connected with Canada's cannabis industry, and that includes people who have used marijuana.
In case you didn't know, Canada will be legalizing marijuana at a federal level on
October 17th 2018.
There are going to be a lot of Canadians involved in the marijuana industry following this date,
Canada's cannabis industry is going corporate.
And if cannabis is legal, there will be a lot of Canadians that are using it, while
it remains illegal in the united states at a federal level.
What could this mean for US Canada relations?
Lets imagine, at least for the next few minutes, what would happen if America banned Canadians?
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In 2017, statistics Canada estimated that nearly 5 million Canadians spent 5.7 billion
on cannabis.
Canadian companies on stock exchanges related to cannabis are worth 48.64 billion.
Another statistic, 49.4 percent of Canadian men and 35.8 percent of Canadian women admit
to using marijuana at some point in their lives.
Even if canadians invest in stocks related to the cannabis industry, they may experience
issues at the border.
A prominent businessman named Sam Znaimer has already been banned for life from entering
the united states even though he didn't admit to personally using marijuana.
And hes not the only one.
According to US immigration lawyer Len Saunders, the number of Canadian businesspeople denied
entry to the united states and given lifetime travel bans is growing.
So now that you know that the chances of America banning Canadians is very high, lets talk
about might happen.
Once a Canadian is banned for life, they would have to see help through an immigration lawyer
to obtain a legal waiver.
But the cost of getting one of these waivers is expensive, not to mention it will take
up to a year to process.
One of these waivers will cost 585 dollars US, according to the US customs and border
protection website.
If you can manage to get one, These waivers will be good for 1 to 5 years.
A Canadian would have to do this every time they wanted to cross the border into Canada.
This would definitely make travelling to the states a bit of a pain in the ass.
Most people would avoid it unless absolutely necessary.
If America banned Canadians, that would make a lot of things very difficult.
Think about professional sports.
American teams, if they are continuing to play against Canadian teams, would only be
allowed to play on Canadian soil, if at all.
There are also a lot of artists, actors, musicians, writers who travel to the united states for
work, to perform, to make movies, all of which will have difficulties gaining entry.
Your buddy drake?
Yeah he probably wont play shows in the states anymore, or at least, not as many.
And lets not forget how the ban could affect tourism.
In 2017, Canadians crossed the US border more than 20 million times.
Canadian travel to the united states went up 5 percent in comparison with the previous
year.
But travel from other countries to the united states actually decreased in recent years.
United States tourism is a huge industry.
A 1.5 trillion dollar industry to be exact.
At least 10 million people are employed by the tourism industry, either directly or indirectly.
A lot of Canadians visit the united states, a lot of Canadians buy American goods.
If Canadians are banned from entering the united states, all that money made from tourism
will no longer be flowing in.
On the flipside, Canadians won't be able to, or even want to buy American goods.
For the people who do, there will undoubtedly be black markets popping up, where americans
will sell American goods to Canadians for double if not triple the price.
How can Canadians avoid this?
Well definitely don't admit to using marijuana at a US port of entry.
A Canadian has the right to refuse the question, but if they refuse, that can also result in
being arrested along with an immediate and indefinite lifetime ban.
Marijuana remains classified in the same category as heroin and cocaine in the US.
Lets hope, in the future, more research will be done that will change the government's
opinion on marijuana.
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