Beijing Aays U.S. And Canadian Legalization Of Marijuana Is A 'Threat To China'

Liu Yuejin, deputy director of the China National Narcotics Control Commission, at a press conference on Monday June 17.

CNN: Beijing says US legalization of marijuana is a 'threat to China'

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.

"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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Update: China blames legalization of marijuana in US, Canada for increase in smuggling (The Hill)

WNU Editor: China's panic over intercepting 55 kilograms of marijuana in 2018 is laughable when compared to China's export of opioids to the U.S. and the deaths of tens of thousands of addicts .... China To Close Loophole On Fentanyl After U.S. Calls For Opioid Action (NPR).