You are now free to move about the country with your medical marijuana. Or maybe not.
Earlier today, Transportation Security Administration officials seemed to have quietly revealed a major policy change by posting an update to one of its web pages. On TSA’s “What Can I Bring?” page, at 9am PDT, medical marijuana was marked with a green “Yes”:
The change on TSA’s web site was first reported this morning by Tom Angell.
“TSA security officers do not search for marijuana or other drugs,” agency officials wrote on the TSA site. “In the event a substance that appears to be marijuana is observed during security screening, TSA will refer the matter to a law enforcement officer.”
But then, shortly after Leafly contacted TSA’s public affairs office to confirm the change this morning, the website changed. At 10:55am PDT, the website read:
The reference to medical marijuana disappeared a few minutes after TSA public affairs manager Lorie Dankers commented to Leafly on the original change. She framed the web page change as a clarification of TSA’s existing policies on medical cannabis.'
“TSA’s response to the discovery of marijuana is the same in every state and at every airport – regardless of whether marijuana has been legalized in a state,” she wrote. “TSA’s focus is on terrorism and security threats to the aircraft and its passengers. TSA’s screening procedures, which are governed by federal law, are focused on security and are designed to detect potential threats to aviation and passengers.”
“As has always been the case,” Dankers added, “if during the security screening process an officer discovers an item that may violate the law, TSA refers the matter to law enforcement. Law enforcement officials will determine whether to initiate a criminal investigation or what steps – if any – will be taken.”
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