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Pot on a plane? TSA reverses course after briefly saying it's OK to fly with cannabis
Source: The Guardian
Pot on a plane? TSA reverses course after briefly saying it's OK to fly with cannabis
he official website said flying with medical marijuana was no problem
– before changing its mind after 24 hours. Legally and practically, the
picture is confused
Josiah Hesse
Thursday 6 April 2017 13.22 BST
For at least 24 hours, it appeared that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had officially declared what many had suspected all along: if you have a prescription, you can fly with marijuana.
The TSA website’s “What Can I Bring?” page – listing items allowed and banned from plane travel – amended their “Medical Marijuana” section on Tuesday so that a bright green “Yes” appeared next to “checked” and “carry-on bags”.
By Wednesday afternoon, that same page disappeared for a few hours, then returned with a red “No”.
“We’re sorry for any confusion. A mistake was made in the database of our new ‘What Can I Bring’ tool,” the TSA tweeted in response to marijuana-reform advocates celebrating the apparent change in policy.
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he official website said flying with medical marijuana was no problem
– before changing its mind after 24 hours. Legally and practically, the
picture is confused
Josiah Hesse
Thursday 6 April 2017 13.22 BST
For at least 24 hours, it appeared that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had officially declared what many had suspected all along: if you have a prescription, you can fly with marijuana.
The TSA website’s “What Can I Bring?” page – listing items allowed and banned from plane travel – amended their “Medical Marijuana” section on Tuesday so that a bright green “Yes” appeared next to “checked” and “carry-on bags”.
Link to tweet
By Wednesday afternoon, that same page disappeared for a few hours, then returned with a red “No”.
“We’re sorry for any confusion. A mistake was made in the database of our new ‘What Can I Bring’ tool,” the TSA tweeted in response to marijuana-reform advocates celebrating the apparent change in policy.
Link to tweet
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/06/marijuana-tsa-airport-flying-rules
A database error. Mmm...okay.
