Medical marijuana

[fastpitchdad]

11 hours ago, smplybcause said:

 

Unfortunately there's very little regulation when it comes to CBD oil so you're relying on the company to ensure that it doesn't have an THC in it. Plus the OP has specifically mentioned medical marijuana so they very may well have a THC version. 

 

The medical documentation won't mean much in a country where medical marijuana is not legal. And most countries have laws against importing drugs - like marijuana is completely legal in Canada but it's still illegal to bring pot across their border (whether in or out). 

 

Yeah I would say itinerary would determine if it is even worth the risk. Dogs at the Port of Seattle have been retrained to not detect Marijuana but if still somehow caught while boarding you won't have legal problems but you could be refused boarding and lose out on your cruise which would definitely suck. 

[Nic6318]

On 11/25/2019 at 12:09 AM, Tapi said:

Unfortunately the laws that allow you to use medical marijuana back home don’t protect you aboard a foreign flagged ship that visits other countries. The cruise line can impose whatever rules it wants.
 

One example is alcohol and drinking age.Even if the drinking age where you’re from, or where the ship is sailing from, or at the ports of call that you’re visiting is lower, the cruise line can still impose a more restrictive minimum age to drink onboard. And you need to abide by it. Same applies to medical marijuana. 

 

Hi

I think you are missing something here. If the product is illegal under "federal law" you are not allowed to carry it into the country, not only as it is in the United States but any other country you may be travelling to that have similar laws. That is the reason the cruise lines (all of them) do not allow certain products on board. 

[cementhands]

On 11/24/2019 at 3:22 PM, Pookie092403 said:

Are you allowed to bring medical marijuana on a cruise if you have a medical card/prescription for it! It’s in a vape pen. Asking for a friend!

No. No. Be very careful. You’ll or friend will get pinched!

[Deeliteful]

Glad someone mentioned this, I would have taken mine with me.

Now I won’t! 

[chengkp75]

5 hours ago, Nic6318 said:

 

Hi

I think you are missing something here. If the product is illegal under "federal law" you are not allowed to carry it into the country, not only as it is in the United States but any other country you may be travelling to that have similar laws. That is the reason the cruise lines (all of them) do not allow certain products on board. 

The reason the cruise lines don't allow marijuana is that in most of the flag states (the country where the ship is registered, and the country whose laws apply on the ship) consider it illegal, and also because the IMO has a strict zero tolerance policy for drugs among the crew, and the cruise lines don't want the temptation of cross-over from passenger to crew.

[doverboy]

Local television reports showed a traveler going through Houston airport and one of the beagles alerted.  He was removed from the airport to the police station because Houston, Texas, and the Federal Gov't do not recognize the drug as legal. I would not want a drug dog ratting out my luggage and ruining my plans

[fastpitchdad]

4 hours ago, doverboy said:

Local television reports showed a traveler going through Houston airport and one of the beagles alerted.  He was removed from the airport to the police station because Houston, Texas, and the Federal Gov't do not recognize the drug as legal. I would not want a drug dog ratting out my luggage and ruining my plans

 

Beagles search for food not drugs. 

[doverboy]

6 minutes ago, fastpitchdad said:

 

Beagles search for food not drugs. 

I owned a labrador who was trained to locate drugs. He was employed by RCCL and walked the hallways when people were on excursions and met every passenger when they returned.  If he sat down you were busted.  Many different types of dogs are used to locate drugs, and many of those are beagles since they are light and can climb over bags more easily. I think if drugs are found you will not be able to use the excuse that a beagle found them. Many dogs are also used to locate food and cash being carried in luggage. 

[gizfish]

8 minutes ago, fastpitchdad said:

 

Beagles search for food not drugs. 

Beagles can search for drugs as well as food.  They also search for bed bugs and other pests.  It isn't breed specific, although most of the drug dogs we see are labs.  You don't get arrested and taken to the police station because you smuggled a banana off the ship.  The agriculture specialists from customs would deal with that.  

[fastpitchdad]

3 minutes ago, doverboy said:

I owned a labrador who was trained to locate drugs. He was employed by RCCL and walked the hallways when people were on excursions and met every passenger when they returned.  If he sat down you were busted.  Many different types of dogs are used to locate drugs, and many of those are beagles since they are light and can climb over bags more easily. I think if drugs are found you will not be able to use the excuse that a beagle found them. Many dogs are also used to locate food and cash being carried in luggage. 

 

If a Beagle smells some food and they are dumb enough to also have drugs in the same bag then they deserve what they get 🙂 . I travel and transit internationally a lot and Beagles have always used for food while other breeds (like labs) search for drugs and bombs. 

Edited November 26, 2019 by fastpitchdad

[salty dingo]

3 hours ago, fastpitchdad said:

 

If a Beagle smells some food and they are dumb enough to also have drugs in the same bag then they deserve what they get 🙂 . I travel and transit internationally a lot and Beagles have always used for food while other breeds (like labs) search for drugs and bombs. 

Beagles at airports I have seen are busting people for apples and sausages you brought back from Germany. Drug and bomb dogs exist but seem to be deployed to where the threats are.

 

One point to mention are edibles... all the effect, zero smell, and nobody will be able to tell if your gummy bear is just candy by looking at it. Just don't allow any kids near it. Anybody who has been to California, Denver, or Vegas and taking advantage of the new legalities there will know what I mean. 

[fshagan]

On 11/26/2019 at 10:13 AM, doverboy said:

Local television reports showed a traveler going through Houston airport and one of the beagles alerted.  He was removed from the airport to the police station because Houston, Texas, and the Federal Gov't do not recognize the drug as legal. I would not want a drug dog ratting out my luggage and ruining my plans

 

Airports are treated differently than ports for domestic flights. The TSA isn't officially looking for drugs, and when they find them they refer the issue to the local police. At LAX, you won't be arrested or detained for taking cannabis on a domestic flight. They will warn you if the destination state is one where cannabis is illegal. But if you have a ticket to Seattle or Denver, the TSA agent says "what's this?" and you say "medical marijuana" and they usually just let you pass without even a referral.

 

The ports are a different matter. The DEA or local police are looking for drugs. They will bust you and haul you off to jail. The ship won't let you board and refer you if they find it. In ports, the ship allows local officials to conduct searches of the ship for passengers with drugs. It just isn't worth it. If you can't procure legal opioids for your chronic pain then cruising has some special risks you won't get vacationing other ways.  You should also get some narcan in case the opioids try to kill you; unlike cannabis, you can overdose and they can kill you.

[greg_atlanta]

I just returned from NCL Spirit Alaska sailing round trip from Seattle  Our cruise departed from Pier 66 and arrived at Pier 91 (due to other NCL ship arriving same day).  

 

Pier 66 had a strongly worded banner in the check-in area about not bringing any marijuana (THC and CBD) including a long list of different formats (edibles, vape, etc.) but I didn't notice any additional screening to detect such products (like dogs).  Just the usual metal detector and quick x-ray of your bag.  (Not sure if there was additional screening of checked baggage).

 

Granted our cruise sailed from one weed legal state to another with two stops in a weed legal country...   including a stop in Vancouver where a lot more is legal (mushrooms, LSD, etc.).

 

I didn't see any additional screening at ports of call either, just very light ship security.  

 

So if you can't smell it or smoke it you could probably bring something at embarkation or pick it up along the way.  Of course there's always the chance of a random screening, but I don't think it's a regular practice.  Like if TSA screened for THC and CBD at airports it would slow things down so much planes would leave empty....

[negn]

Just returned from cruise and brought my gummies with me.   Put them in my pill box and was never checked.   Guess I was lucky.   Don’t take them to get high but do use for symptom relief

[njhorseman]

27 minutes ago, greg_atlanta said:

I just returned from NCL Spirit Alaska sailing round trip from Seattle  Our cruise departed from Pier 66 and arrived at Pier 91 (due to other NCL ship arriving same day).  

 

Pier 66 had a strongly worded banner in the check-in area about not bringing any marijuana (THC and CBD) including a long list of different formats (edibles, vape, etc.) but I didn't notice any additional screening to detect such products (like dogs).  Just the usual metal detector and quick x-ray of your bag.  (Not sure if there was additional screening of checked baggage).

 

Granted our cruise sailed from one weed legal state to another with two stops in a weed legal country...   including a stop in Vancouver where a lot more is legal (mushrooms, LSD, etc.).

 

I didn't see any additional screening at ports of call either, just very light ship security.  

 

So if you can't smell it or smoke it you could probably bring something at embarkation or pick it up along the way.  Of course there's always the chance of a random screening, but I don't think it's a regular practice.  Like if TSA screened for THC and CBD at airports it would slow things down so much planes would leave empty....

Anyone who follows your advice is opening themselves up to serious legal problems if they're caught with marijuana or even with CBD products that contain some THC.

 

Even if marijuana is legal in a particular state it is still illegal under federal law and under international maritime conventions that the USA is a signatory to. I assume Canada is a signatory to the same international maritime conventions . The international maritime conventions make marijuana illegal on a ship anywhere in the world.

 

You might want to read this post:

 

[greg_atlanta]

39 minutes ago, njhorseman said:

Anyone who follows your advice is opening themselves up to serious legal problems if they're caught with marijuana or even with CBD products that contain some THC.

 

It's just an observation, not a recommendation.  Circumstances may be different if the cruise is a "party crowd", which was NOT the case with my cruise or the Holland America cruise arriving the same day as ours.  May be different at other embarkation/debarkation/ports of call as well.

 

Perhaps others will chime in with their observations.

[njhorseman]

6 minutes ago, greg_atlanta said:

 

It's just an observation, not a recommendation.  Circumstances may be different if the cruise is a "party crowd", which was NOT the case with my cruise or the Holland America cruise arriving the same day as ours.  May be different at other embarkation/debarkation/ports of call as well.

 

Perhaps others will chime in with their observations.

Your statement "So if you can't smell it or smoke it you could probably bring something at embarkation or pick it up along the way" isn't "just an observation". It's encouraging people to break the law and possibly get themselves into serious trouble .

[CptAleSpill]

4 minutes ago, njhorseman said:

Your statement "So if you can't smell it or smoke it you could probably bring something at embarkation or pick it up along the way" isn't "just an observation". It's encouraging people to break the law and possibly get themselves into serious trouble .

It is most certainly just an observation.

[Sea saw 56]

We returned from an Alaskan cruise on the NCL Spirit , Pier 66, September 12.  It was a ten day round trip Seattle.

We were thoroughly sniffed by a large German Shepard at either the cruse terminal building or Seattle airport, can't remember which.  Wasn't really concerned since we don't do dope.

[CptAleSpill]

1 minute ago, Sea saw 56 said:

Wasn't really concerned since we don't do dope.

I'm guessing that most here "don't do dope."  The question was about medical marijuana which has been proven to be safe and effective for some chronic conditions, likely MUCH safer than some of the more traditional drugs.  If you don't have such a need, then you should be very thankful.

[MotownVoice]

Ask Brittany Griner what she thinks about traveling with medical marijuana products. 

[MotownVoice]

“…We returned from an Alaskan cruise on the NCL Spirit , Pier 66, September 12.  It was a ten day round trip Seattle.

We were thoroughly sniffed by a large German Shepard at either the cruse terminal building or Seattle airport, can't remember which.  Wasn't really concerned since we don't do dope.”

 

 

 

How curious a comment coming from someone who just said this recently

 

”…We probably drink more water than many with the drink package, because we drink it with meds several times a day, and in the morning and late evening...”

 

I presume by “dope” you mean drugs.  
 

Oops!

Edited October 5, 2022 by MotownVoice

[BirdTravels]

2 hours ago, greg_atlanta said:

I just returned from NCL Spirit Alaska sailing round trip from Seattle  Our cruise departed from Pier 66 and arrived at Pier 91 (due to other NCL ship arriving same day).  

So, you are suggesting that international drug smuggling is "o.k."? 

[Sea saw 56]

Pardon me, I call illegal or unlawful or forbidden drugs "dope".  

We take thyroid and blood pressure meds, and I've never been any place they are forbidden.

4 minutes ago, MotownVoice said:

How curious a comment coming from someone who just said this recently:

 

”…We probably drink more water than many with the drink package, because we drink it with meds several times a day, and in the morning and late evening...”

 

I presume by “dope” you mean drugs.  
 

Oops!

 

[fastpitchdad]

9 minutes ago, MotownVoice said:

Ask Brittany Griner what she thinks about traveling with medical marijuana products. 

 

Yeah, that is exactly the same 🙄