Well, well, well...I see it didn't take long for airport officials to backpedal: http://www.newsminer.com/marijuana/state-federal-agencies-indicate-air-travelers-can-keep-their-pot/article_8c071312-b207-11e6-bc2c-93cd560f2b04.html

For those not living in Fairbanks, airport police and UAF police are held in less than stellar regard, full of the type of cops who were able to get their foot in the door in this profession despite the fact that a real law enforcement agency wouldn't touch them.