Police wo n't look for pot , but they could issue a $ 999 ticket if they incidentally find it . On Wednesday , Colorado becomes the first state in the U.S. to license retail sales of marijuana , which could lure visitors from other states to the `` mile high city '' by way of the airport . Official : ` ` We just want to make it clear if people are traveling that they just know the rules '' TSA officers at checkpoints will not look for marijuana in bags or pockets . U.S. becomes the first marijuana state to license retail sales of Colorado .
Police wo n't look for pot , but they could issue a $ 999 ticket if they incidentally find it . Official : `` We just want to make it clear if people are traveling that they just know the rules '' TSA officers at checkpoints will not look for marijuana in bags or pockets . U.S. becomes the first marijuana state to license retail sales of Colorado .