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Beijing says US legalization of marijuana is a 'threat to China'
Source: CNN
Beijing says US legalization of marijuana is a 'threat to China'
By Yong Xiong and Ben Westcott, CNN
Updated 1337 GMT (2137 HKT) June 17, 2019
Beijing (CNN) — Beijing's leading drug enforcement body has blamed the legalization of marijuana in Canada and parts of the United States for a spike in the amount of drugs smuggled into the country, describing it as a "new threat to China."
At a press conference in Beijing Monday, Liu Yuejin, deputy director of the China National Narcotics Control Commission, said that the number of cannabis users in China had grown by more than 25% in 2018, rising to about 24,000 people.
Liu Yuejin, deputy director of the China National Narcotics Control Commission, at a press conference on Monday June 17.
"In two years, we have found increasing cannabis trafficked from North America to China," he said, though he conceded there were "few cannabis abusers in China" relative to the total population.
According to Liu, China intercepted 115 packages sent through international postal parcels, containing a total of "55 kilograms (1940 ounces) of cannabis and cannabis products" in 2018.
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By Yong Xiong and Ben Westcott, CNN
Updated 1337 GMT (2137 HKT) June 17, 2019
Beijing (CNN) — Beijing's leading drug enforcement body has blamed the legalization of marijuana in Canada and parts of the United States for a spike in the amount of drugs smuggled into the country, describing it as a "new threat to China."
At a press conference in Beijing Monday, Liu Yuejin, deputy director of the China National Narcotics Control Commission, said that the number of cannabis users in China had grown by more than 25% in 2018, rising to about 24,000 people.
Liu Yuejin, deputy director of the China National Narcotics Control Commission, at a press conference on Monday June 17.
"In two years, we have found increasing cannabis trafficked from North America to China," he said, though he conceded there were "few cannabis abusers in China" relative to the total population.
According to Liu, China intercepted 115 packages sent through international postal parcels, containing a total of "55 kilograms (1940 ounces) of cannabis and cannabis products" in 2018.
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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/17/asia/china-us-marijuana-smuggling-intl-hnk/index.html
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