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Yes, you absolutely can fly with it. TSA has gone on the record, at least in local newspapers, stating that they defer to local police if they find cannabis. If

Yes, you absolutely can fly with it. TSA has gone on the record, at least in local newspapers, stating that they defer to local police if they find cannabis. If it's for personal use, local PD won't do anything other than suggest you throw it away or else risk punishment if you're flying somewhere legal. I've researched this extensively before flying out of specific airports in legal states up and down the west coast and the story is always the same. I've even had a TSA agent rummage through my carry-on in Oakland airport, pull out prerolls and buds, dig further to find the half-full water bottle I forgot I'd had, tell me they have to throw it away, and return my cannabis to me. I've flown with it entirely too many times to count, never attempting to conceal it, and have never had a problem. The only time you're likely to run into trouble flying out of a legal state is if it looks like you're traveling with the intent to distribute.

kube-system 4y ago
Ah, fair enough. I guess that guidance has changed since the last time I looked it up.
salawat 4y ago
That still does not change it to being legal, the law is still on the books, and no repeal has passed. It is still illegal, and all it will take is someone plopping into the Exec seat and getting a hair, then it is back to square 1. Legal exposure is kind of like HIV, herpes, or COVID. There is a big difference between "I don't have it", and "It's not an issue right now", wherein the exact state of affairs drastically effects how one moves forward. Until it is off the books /repealed, nothing has changed in the grand scheme of things.
- jjulius 4y ago
  As one of the comments above you suggested, the overton window has shifted. And that's precisely because states have legalized it at the state level. It has become more normalized and more accepted, and it's federal legalization has earned more support because of states legalizing it. The further we dive into states legalizing it, the more pressure is put on the federal government to legalize it precisely because of these grey areas. Because we've reached this point, you're not going to see someone come into the exec seat and target weed. It's just not going to happen. The cat's out of the bag and it's not going back in. So yes, things have changed in the grand scheme of things. This is progress, even if it's a fucked up legal grey area.

kube-system 4y ago

Ah, fair enough. I guess that guidance has changed since the last time I looked it up.

salawat 4y ago

That still does not change it to being legal, the law is still on the books, and no repeal has passed. It is still illegal, and all it will take is someone plopping into the Exec seat and getting a hair, then it is back to square 1. Legal exposure is kind of like HIV, herpes, or COVID. There is a big difference between "I don't have it", and "It's not an issue right now", wherein the exact state of affairs drastically effects how one moves forward. Until it is off the books /repealed, nothing has changed in the grand scheme of things.

jjulius 4y ago
As one of the comments above you suggested, the overton window has shifted. And that's precisely because states have legalized it at the state level. It has become more normalized and more accepted, and it's federal legalization has earned more support because of states legalizing it. The further we dive into states legalizing it, the more pressure is put on the federal government to legalize it precisely because of these grey areas. Because we've reached this point, you're not going to see someone come into the exec seat and target weed. It's just not going to happen. The cat's out of the bag and it's not going back in. So yes, things have changed in the grand scheme of things. This is progress, even if it's a fucked up legal grey area.