Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect more information provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

VANCOUVER, B.C. (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Everyone has made a wrong turn at some point, but not many have lost over $800,000 in cannabis because of that wrong turn.

In May 2023, a Canadian delivery driver found himself on at the doorstep of the U.S. while transporting over 300 pounds of commercial cannabis products.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) then seized the shipment when the driver attempted to cross into Washington at the Blaine-Peace Arch crossing. CBP spokesperson Jason Givens said in an email that the driver was not allowed entry to the U.S. because of prior criminal convictions. The driver and truck were allowed to go back to Canada, but empty-handed.

Nearly a year later, the two cannabis companies that lost product are suing the shipping company. British Columbian Supreme Court documents filed April 15 said that the companies Westleaf and We Grow want about $835,000 in relief from Seven Elks Shipping.

The documents added that CBP refused to return the seized materials and have likely destroyed the seized materials.

While cannabis is federally legal in Canada and recreationally legal in Washington state, the U.S. border is a federal jurisdiction and cannabis is considered a Schedule I drug under U.S. law.