Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by US-Mexico border frustrate state-authorized pot industry

FOX News— SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments — including commercial, state-authorized supplies — as licensed cannabis providers file complaints that more than $300,000 worth of marijuana has been confiscated in recent months at highway checkpoints in southern New Mexico. New Mexico's Democratic governor says the disruptions prompted a discussion this week with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whose impeachment charges...

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KRQE News 13—New Mexico governor takes concerns about cannabis seizures to DHS Secretary Mayorkas. NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is getting involved in the issue of licensed cannabis distributors having their marijuana products seized by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials at checkpoints in New Mexico. The governor recently brought her concerns to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, according to the governor's Director of Communications, Michael Coleman. "During []