Will TSA look the other way on pot carry-ons?


By SB Anderson

Luggage at AirportWorth a check perhaps in your local market: What, if anything, does the Transportation Security Administration do when it finds marijuana in carry-ons at an airport that is located in a jurisdiction in which possession is legal?

Lawyers.com in a post described it as a “try-it-at-your-own-risk scenario,” but says “TSA policy and anecdotal reports suggest that passengers who travel between states in which they can legally use pot are likely to be allowed to fly.”

TSA’s “official policy” on drugs is to let local authorities know. “So if the passenger has authorization to use medical marijuana, or if he or she is flying between Washington and Colorado, where possession of the drug even for recreational purposes has been legalized, local law enforcement isn’t going to intervene,” Lawyers.com said.

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