Congressman: Customs seizing CBD products without due process
The Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency is seizing Cannibidiol, commonly known as CBD, products without due process, Congressman San Nicolas said in a release Sunday.
Of concern is the potential civil rights violations of citizens shipping CBD to Guam only to find their products held by the agency without cause, San Nicolas stated.
"Search and seizure is a serious issue that must be protected for legitimate reasons, and likewise the rights of citizens must also be protected to ensure integrity of the process," San Nicolas stated. "Our territory must always be above extrajudicial reproach to protect our credibility with federal law enforcement and the courts."
Guam Customs and Quarantine director Ike Peredo says that his agency is withholding CBD products due to an order by the Department of Health and Social Services, a letter from San Nicolas to Peredo reads. However, after San Nicolas consulted with the Department of Public Health director Linda DeNorcey, the department made no such order to the customs agency.