Legal Aspects of Airport Programs. Topic 15-03. Legal Impacts to Airports from State Legalization of Marijuana
Airports, while physically located within individual states, operate as instruments of commerce subject to federal jurisdiction as part of the national transportation system. This duality, requiring airports to navigate multiple layers of laws and regulations, is particularly significant in the context of cannabis, where some states have legalized the substance for certain uses while federal law continues to prohibit it. ACRP Legal Research Digest 49: Legal Impacts to Airports from State Legalization of Cannabis, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, provides insight into the legal impacts to airports from these and ongoing efforts by certain states to legalize cannabis by identifying key issues and corresponding legal guidance, where available.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $75,000.00
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Contract Numbers:
Project 11-01, Topic 15-03
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Sponsor Organizations:
Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)
Transportation Research Board, 500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20591 -
Project Managers:
Christensen, Jordan
- Performing Organizations: Orlando, FL United States
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Principal Investigators:
Ravich, Timothy
- Start Date: 20231120
- Expected Completion Date: 20250305
- Actual Completion Date: 20250305
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Airports; Contracting; Employment; Legal factors; Marijuana; Safety; State laws; Workforce
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Economics; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01886951
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project 11-01, Topic 15-03
- Files: TRB, RIP
- Created Date: Jul 4 2023 12:57PM