8 Grams of Marijuana Surrendered at Fairbanks Airport Clarifies Rules on Flying with Pot in Alaska
Just after 9 a.m. Monday, Frank Berardi waited in the entryway of the Fairbanks International Airport Police and Fire Department building. Sean Martines, chief of police and fire for the airport, arrived a few minutes later. He shook Berardi's hand.
"I've got some marijuana for you," Martines said.
Berardi's marijuana – 8 grams of the strain Pineapple Express – had been taken while he was passing through airport security on July 27, headed to Anchorage on an Alaska Airlines flight, he said. When a Transportation Security Administration agent asked if he had anything breakable in his carry-on bag, Berardi mentioned the jar of marijuana.
TSA's national policy is to call local police when marijuana is discovered. Fairbanks International Airport police arrived, and Berardi was given a choice: put the marijuana in a car or give it to someone else, rebook his flight, or give it to police so they could dispose of...
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