Marijuana amnesty boxes going up at Colorado Springs Airport

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Casey Parker with Colorado Springs Airport Operations installs an amnesty box outside the security checkpoint at the airport Wednesday, January 15, 2013. Two amnesty boxes are being installed for people who didn't realize that it's illegal to possess marijuana on a plane. It is legal to leave marijuana in a parked car at airports under the Colorado law that legalized recreational marijuana, but you can't bring marijuana inside airport facilities.

Marijuana amnesty boxes going up at Colorado Springs Airport
By Monica Mendoza
Updated: January 15, 2014 at 2:01 pm • Published: January 15, 2014

Amnesty boxes are going up at the Colorado Springs Airport on Wednesday for people who didn't realize that it's illegal to possess marijuana on a plane.

It is legal to leave marijuana in a parked car at airports under the Colorado law that legalized recreational marijuana, but you can't bring marijuana inside airport facilities.

Officials are encouraging people to leave their marijuana behind, but they also want to help people who broke the law and don't want to miss their flights. Installation of the boxes begins Wednesday.

Colorado Springs police chief Pete Carey said last week that all checked bags are screened by Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security agency that screens airline passengers and baggage for weapons and other contraband.