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Health Canada-licensed medical marijuana patients are now allowed to consume cannabis through vaporization both in airports while waiting for their flights, and while on the plane during the flight, according to Lisa Mamakind and Cannabis Culture magazine.
"At the end of May 2011, as a license-holder, I took it up myself to clear up any ambiguities in regard to where and when I'm able to medicate," Mamakind writes in Cannabis Culture. "Up until this point, we could only speculate as to what exactly were the policies of the corporations and agencies we deal with when we choose air travel."
According to Mamakind, cardholding Canadian medical marijuana patients have been hassled going through security, as Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA -- think TSA) agents haven't been trained to recognize either medical marijuana cards or licenses.
"The old policy stood that even if the cannabis is legal, if it's found amongst your carry-on items, a report would have to be made, sometimes involving police stationed in the airport -- and it could take up to a good 20 minutes to work through the process," Mamakind said. "Often insensitive agents pull out bags of medicine to display for the entire security area, remarking at the scent and/or asking what strain it is.
Read more about it here.
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When it is vaporized there is no sidestream smoke.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSp3xmc5Dts&feature=player_embedded#!
Health Canada-licensed medical marijuana patients are now allowed to consume cannabis through vaporization both in airports while waiting for their flights, and while on the plane during the flight, according to Lisa Mamakind and Cannabis Culture magazine.
"At the end of May 2011, as a license-holder, I took it up myself to clear up any ambiguities in regard to where and when I'm able to medicate," Mamakind writes in Cannabis Culture. "Up until this point, we could only speculate as to what exactly were the policies of the corporations and agencies we deal with when we choose air travel."
According to Mamakind, cardholding Canadian medical marijuana patients have been hassled going through security, as Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA -- think TSA) agents haven't been trained to recognize either medical marijuana cards or licenses.
"The old policy stood that even if the cannabis is legal, if it's found amongst your carry-on items, a report would have to be made, sometimes involving police stationed in the airport -- and it could take up to a good 20 minutes to work through the process," Mamakind said. "Often insensitive agents pull out bags of medicine to display for the entire security area, remarking at the scent and/or asking what strain it is.
Read more about it here.
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When it is vaporized there is no sidestream smoke.


