I've not indulged, but I've heard of this program (my data is several years old). The Feds do have a farm (in kentucky? west virginia?) where a small amount of pot is grown under high security for licensed researchers. IIRC, the marijuana is graded, washed, mixed with tobacco(!?) as a filler, and rolled on standard cigarette machines. The article I read noted that some felt that the differences from a 'real' hand-rolled joint put research done using these standardized doobies into doubt. If Mr. Rosenfeld had put his legal joints into checked luggage, there's a chance that a DEA dog would have narced him out. Though he presumably would not have gotten into trouble, it could be an enormous hassle. What I find curious is that the joints came to Delta's attention at all. Maybe the packaging makes it clear what they are. Anyway, Delta deserves whatever it gets over this. Peter Trei

---------- Greg Newby[SMTP:gbnewby@ils.unc.edu] wrote:

Has anyone here smoked any federally grown grass? How does it compare to stuff you can buy on the street?

The idea of getting approval from all states he flew over (below) is clearly absurd. But insisting on carrying smoking materials when smoking is prohibited is also absurd -- it doesn't say if he was keeping it on his person or trying to put it in checked baggage, but it seems unlikely he would have had any problem if it was checked.

-- Greg

On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 08:21:22AM -0800, Khoder bin Hakkin wrote:

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Delta for Kicking Him off Flight Because He Was Carrying the Drug The Associated Press Published: Dec 6, 2001 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A man who legally uses marijuana for medicinal purposes is suing Delta Air Lines for kicking him off a plane because he was carrying the drug.

Irvin Rosenfeld, a stockbroker from Boca Raton, filed suit Wednesday in federal court, claiming the airline violated federal protections for people with disabilities.

Rosenfeld, 48, suffers from a rare and painful bone disease and finds relief in smoking marijuana, which is prescribed by a doctor and grown for the government. Every day, he smokes up to 12 marijuana cigarettes to fight tumors. ...