Reciprocity can mean a couple of things. Several states permitting the use of medical cannabis for residents who qualify also allow visiting medical cannabis patients to use their medicine as well. Arizona, Maine, Michigan, Montana, and Rhode Island all engage in this type of reciprocity. Other states, including Oregon, allow patients from other states to apply for and receive a medical cannabis card so that they can come to the state and medicate legally. That's another version of reciprocity.
What isn't clear is how do we travel on airplanes or through states that don't either have medical cannabis or reciprocity and remain legal? I've read some accounts of TSA ignoring the meds they see when checking bags. But there's no definitive law on this, so it's always a risk for a patient to travel by air with their medicinal cannabis.
Reciprocity is essential when traveling from one medical state to another. As part of that, we can also agree on an acceptable means of transporting our meds, as well as how we medicate when we get there. This is not trafficking, folks. It's just trying to stay healthy while we're not in our home state.
How 'bout we just legalize it everywhere? Add industrial hemp to the mix, and we can move forward in an intelligent, thoughtful way that respects both truth and the individual.
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