By Ashley Legassic

Can you bring pot on a flight out of Kamloops?

Oct 17, 2018 | 5:30 AM

KAMLOOPS — Cannabis legalization day is upon us, and if you’re planning on hopping on a flight with some recreational pot, you’ll want to educate yourself first.

Heather McCarley is the managing director of the Kamloops Airport, and she says it’s the passenger’s responsibility to learn the laws of the province that you are visiting before flying in with marijuana on you.

“As of Oct. 17, on their website, (the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority) has advised that passengers can travel with a legal amount of cannabis either in your carry on or checked bags,” McCarley says. 

Information isn’t clear yet on how much marijuana is a legal amount to take with you on a domestic flight, but according to the federal government’s Department of Justice website, an adult can possess up to 30 grams of legal, dried cannabis in public, and share up to 30 grams of legal cannabis with other adults.

McCarley says Transport Canada has provided airports with signs that remind passengers they’re not allowed to cross international borders in possession of cannabis.

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“We’ve posted them here at the Kamloops airport for the benefit of those who may be connecting on to international destinations,” McCarley says.

For more information on travelling with cannabis, go to the federal government’s Department of Justice website, or visit CATSA’s website.