Delta airlines doesn't allow sick person to carry their meds

[Trei, Peter]

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 at 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:
> > 
> >    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.
> > ...