Medical Marijuana Allowed in Airports
POSTED: 11:15 pm MDT August 5, 2010UPDATED: 12:46 pm MDT August 6, 2010MISSOULA, Mont. -- Medical marijuana is now allowed in airport terminals.Medical marijuana patients report no problems as they boarded with carry-on luggage and cannabis plants.Under the new regulations, patients can fly with their cannabis.They can even change planes in states where it's illegal.The TSA told us state laws supersede what it would do in the aviation secor and it would be up to the local law enforcement officials to determine the action they would take based on whatever the person was trying to bring on board an aircraft.There are restrictions. The final destination must be medical marijuana friendly, and passengers in possession can't leave the terminal in states that haven't legalized it.
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