Originally Posted by
Often1
The marijuana itself is contraband. The pax is free to go and the marijuana is dealt with along with all other contraband (presumably turned over to law enforcement in batches and destroyed).
Has something changed in the last couple years? Or is this just another random inconsistency 'judgment call'?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...eckpoints.html
An Alameda Sheriff's office had to be 'dealt' with because the Sheriff's office was confiscating medical marijuana from patients at the airport. The Sheriff didn't agree with state law and had to be brought into compliance. His officers were clearly being summoned by TSA when medical marijuana was found at the checkpoint.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-...nclick_check=1
Why would it be handled any differently than, say, multiple false IDs? Both are indicative of laws being broken (federal laws against MJ, state/federal laws against fake IDs).
Or sequential checks (TSA summoned LEs who detained a woman who had sequential checks in her pocket. She was detained until they could reach her husband and clarify that he knew she had the checks, drawn on a joint account, IIRC. The checks were in no way contraband, and technically, cleaning out a joint checking account isn't illegal as far as I know, but she was stopped by TSA and detained by LE anyway).