Mail order marijuana a challenging problem

Enter the words "mail order marijuana" into Google and you'll find plenty of websites illegally offering marijuana for sale — and offering to ship it straight to you through Canada Post.

Typically, dealers collect payment online, process the order form, and ship the drugs to an address provided by the buyer.

Mail order marijuana website

Some websites selling marijuana through the mail operate in plain sight on the internet. (Mary Jane Mail)

One seller, Mary Jane Mail, claims to have been in operation for a few years, and says on its site "we have never once had a client get arrested or have any police problems."

University of Manitoba criminology and sociology professor Frank Cormier says that's a sign of the times.

"It really does look like an awfully bold move to so openly and blatantly offer to commit a criminal offence," he said.

But with the federal government promising to legalize the recreational...

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