TSA Quietly Starts Letting Passengers Bring Their Weed on Planes — with a Big Catch

. . .The Transportation Safety Administration updated its policy last month to allow medical marijuana to be taken on commercial flights.

The change is significant because although cannabis for medical use is now legal in 40 US states and the District of Columbia, it remains outlawed at the federal level, which has jurisdictional control over the nation’s airports.

It comes after the Trump administration signed an order reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug, effectively acknowledging that it has known medicinal uses and allowing medical research at a federal level.

Doctor-prescribed weed is now formally allowed on flights, both within customers’ checked and carry-on baggage, according to the TSA website, which says it’s more concerned with thwarting potential safety threats than narcing on passengers’ stashes.

“TSA’s screening procedures are focused on security and are designed to detect potential threats to aviation and passengers,” the policy revised April 27 spells out. (Read more from “TSA Quietly Starts Letting Passengers Bring Their Weed on Planes — with a Big Catch” HERE)