YOU CAN FLY WITH POT FROM PDX—As I've written in a previous column, you can fly with up to a pound and a half if you have your Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) card (I have several times). But if you don't have a card, you can still fly with your cannabis. Sort of. The Port of Portland, which operates Portland International Airport, will now allow passengers to fly with up to one ounce, provided their destination is within Oregon. If you have more than that and do not have an OMMP card, you could be liable for state and federal penalties, but you will more than likely be asked to simply dispose of your excess. Expect to see "Will Adopt Your Extra Weed" signs held by broke smokers at security checkpoints.
ACROSS STATE LINES—If you're headed to Idaho, you probably need some pot. The good law enforcement team in Payette County, just across the Snake River, are urging their deputies to issue citations instead of jailing offenders. The sheriff would rather see those cited complete work-crew duty or other punishments instead of taking up valuable jail bed space. Currently, possession of up to three ounces of pot in Idaho is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and up to a year in jail.
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