Burn-It said:txags92 said:Burn-It said:
I think it's funny that so many think there is an equivalency between "weed" and (rest/sleep-aid) THC gummies. Huge difference both substantively and legally.
I think it is funny when people come to Texags and ask for advice about an international travel issue and then insult the intelligence of the people responding when they don't like the common answer given by many experienced international travelers.
Nobody answering you is ignorant of the difference sport. We are telling you that the substantive and legal difference in how they are treated in the US may not matter at all to some latin american border inspector when he finds them in your luggage. If you are so certain they are legal to import into Costa Rica and there is no issue with possessing them then why did you ask the question in the first place?
You should look at my original post. I was not asking for advice. I asked if anyone had actual KNOWLEDGE or EXPERIENCE with this issue. I appreciate the unsolicited advice, agree with alot of it, but that's not the premise of the OP. No advice or opinions were requested, just asked for factual knowledge &/or actual experience. I appreciate the 2-3 replies from those with actual experience.
My secondary post was in response to several replies that essentially assumed weed was the equivalent to medicinal gummies. There is no equivalency between weed & medicinal gummies. If my friend was looking for knowledge / experience with smoking weed while in CR, that is a completely different scenario, and obvious no carry-on for any flight. Maybe try to read the OP a little more carefully before showing your ass.
I read it just fine, and the advice you received was sound. As was stated by the person referencing the test kit manufacturer, there IS no difference between the two if both contain THC in the eyes of the tests typically used by customs agents in most countries. Both are going to test positive for THC and both will get you detained if you try to take them places where importation of THC containing products is prohibited…like Costa Rica. If the content of THC is over 0.3% in Costa Rica, it is not legal to bring it in. All the people saying "take all the labelling off and put them in with vitamin C gummies" are setting themselves up. If they have no packaging to prove what they are and the gummy tests positive for THC, they no have no way to prove what the content is and at the least will be issued a fine.
All it takes is watching some of the border patrol shows to know that these guys see people all the time mixing recreational drugs in with other meds or candy, and it is not rare at all to see somebody pulled aside for a search where they separate and test all of the products. Your friend may get lucky and have no issue with them, but by not having packaging to prove what they are, they are also setting themselves up for a potentially very expensive bottle of sleep aids that could probably easily be purchased locally.