Article by Mike Okada, Cannabis Life Network

In late September, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) introduced a new policy for baggage screeners who find medical cannabis at airport security checkpoints. Now, as of October 2017, police will only be called for large quantities of cannabis.

What does CATSA consider a ‘large quantity’?

Large quantities in this case means having more cannabis than can fit into a 1L bag or bottle. It’s a little strange that cannabis is being measured by volume instead of weight, but that would equal to approximately 1-1.5 ounces, depending on the cannabis.

This also assumes the traveler has the proper medical documents because if they find cannabis in your baggage or you declare it and you don’t have the documents, the cops will still be called.

Why change now?

This move is supposed to streamline the process for screening officers who are dealing with a surge of cannabis being found in airports across Canada by making it easier to separate legal and illegal cannabis.