Mexican drug dealers use this loophole to make a mockery out of our antidrug efforts. Their brazen practices include providing detailed instructions to help people entering the U.S. avoid arrest or drug confiscation. These instructions read: "Dont use marijuana or cocaine for 2 days before because dogs may smell." "Dont open boxes in Mexico." "Customs and Border Patrol dont care about medication." "Medication must be used only in U.S.A. not in Mexico." Ironically. while Mexican authorities dont mind supplying dangerous drugs to American citizens. they strictly prohibit their use in Mexico. This gaping hole in U.S. drug policy exists because of a socalled "personal use" exemption to the Controlled Substances Act that allows American drug dealers to bring in up to a 90 day supply of such drugs without a legitimate prescription or medical purpose. as long as they are declared at the border. This lax exemption permits people to import multiple drugs and thousands of pills in a single day.
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Mexican drug dealers use this loophole to make a mockery out of our antidrug efforts.