HIGH FLYING: LAX will allow passengers to bring their weeds

Los Angeles, California –

Passengers departing from the Los Angeles International Airport can now bring their marijuana with them.

The policy is related to Proposition 64, which legalized the pot in California.

As a result, LAX is changing its policy to allow travelers 21 years and older to carry weeds.

There are limits: a maximum of 28.5 grams (about one ounce) of standard marijuana and 8 grams of the condensed variety.

A big warning: if you take the plane out of the country or out of the country, this pot may well be illegal at your destination.

In addition, possession of police notes is still a federal crime and federal TSA officers can take action.

TSA spokeswoman Lorie Dankers said on Thursday that the officers would not remove her but would summon the police and let them take care of her.

"The TSA focuses on terrorism and threats to the safety of the aircraft and its passengers," Dankers said in an email.

"Whether the passenger is allowed or not to travel with marijuana is at the discretion of law enforcement," she added.

If it turns out that a traveler does not carry more than 28.5 grams (about an ounce), or 8 grams in concentrated form, the airport police will simply drop them.

"There is no crime," said airport manager Alicia Hernandez.

Until now, few, if any, airports seem to have followed suit.

San Diego International Airport does not have a pot policy, said spokesman Jonathan Heller.

In Colorado, one of the first states to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes in 2012, it is still illegal to bring it to Denver International Airport.

Airport spokeswoman Emily Williams says possession is still a federal crime and that air transport is regulated by the federal authorities.

In any case, few were taken care of with pots, she said, and for those who have trouble, the light was light if the amount was small.

"If it's a small amount, the TSA and the Denver Police Service will ask that person to get rid of it and if that person is willing to do it, it will get through," he said. she said.

According to Douglas Kidd, Executive Director of the National Association of Passenger Airlines, the best advice for travelers is to leave your things at home. You can always buy more when you get there.

Associated Press contributed to this report.