Foreigners who use marijuana legally in Canada can be banned from entering the U.S. for smoking a single joint, a top border official said Tuesday, on the eve of Canada allowing the drug’s recreational use.

Outlining broad discretion for border agents, U.S. Customs and Border Protection executive assistant commissioner Todd Owen said that smoking marijuana could result in being excluded from this country.

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