Michigan’s marijuana laws are more mellow than they used to be, but a Canadian trash hauler allegedly pushed the envelope a bit Friday when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said they found 418 pounds of pot in a truck.
The truck was flagged for inspection around 4 a.m. after crossing into the United States on the Ambassador Bridge. An X-ray detected several odd shapes in the rear of the hauler, and an examination by border protection officers allegedly turned up 15 large trash bags full of pot.
The recreational cannabis law passed by voters in late 2018 permits adults to travel with as much as 2.5 ounces of marijuana flower. The stash discovered at the Fort Street Cargo Facility was 2,675.2 times the Michigan maximum — though for the record, federal law prohibits crossing the border with drugs in any quantity.
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