Authorities No Longer Seizing Under Three Ounces Of Marijuana At New York Airports

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The law also allows New Yorkers to grow up to five pounds of marijuana in their home.
55% : It's expected that $350 million in tax revenue will be generated once the legal cannabis economy is up and running.
48% : The law will also create a legal cannabis economy, with 40% of tax revenue generated from sales going towards education, another 40% toward communities impacted by the criminalization of marijuana, and 20% to drug treatment and public education programs.
46% : Hear WNYC's Mirela Irevac on local local authorities no longer arresting travelers for carrying small amounts of marijuana at airports:
45% : "There has been no change in the way that TSA handles marijuana or other drugs that TSA officers come across when they are performing their security duties," Farbstein said.
41% : Currently, travelers will only be arrested if they carry more than three ounces of marijuana on them.
40% : Small amounts of marijuana found on passengers in New York's airports are no longer being seized by local authorities, four months after the state legalized recreational cannabis use.
39% : Lisa Farbstein, a spokesperson at the Transportation Security Administration, said the agency's officers aren't actively looking for marijuana, but warns they will notify the police if they find it since possession remains a violation of federal law.

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