Legal Impacts to Airports from State Legalization of Cannabis

The federal government classifies cannabis as an illegal Schedule I substance, which the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency categorizes as having “no currently accepted medical use.” However, many states have legalized cannabis, some for just medical use and some for both medical and recreational adult-use. The difference between the federal government classification and state legalization of cannabis requires a balance for airports located in states where cannabis has been legalized. This digest will be helpful for airports to understand the impacts of state legalization of cannabis on their environment, including employment. The objective of this digest was to provide airports with guidance and analysis on the impacts of the conflict between federal and state laws related to the use of cannabis. The digest includes an appendix that lists each state’s legal cannabis status, and a matrix of each state’s cannabis employment regulations and testing policies.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.17226/29135
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309992985
• Authors:
  • Ravich, Timothy M
  • Bass, Erin N
  • Berlin, Eric P
  • Caceres, Joanne
  • Rubenstein, Amy
  • Fernando, Chris
• Publication Date: 2025

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 45p
• Serial:
  • ACRP Legal Research Digest
  • Issue Number: 49
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Cannabis ; Federal government; Legal factors; Legal responsibility; Policy; State laws
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Law; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01964444
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309992985
• Report/Paper Numbers: ACRP Project 11-01, Topic 15-03
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 30 2025 4:08PM