Originally Posted by
Derek
Where do I get a prescription?
Here in California, medicinal marijuana is all the rage now.
It's only a matter of time before people are lighting up again on flights because of medical ailments of course, starting with the pilots and air traffic controllers? woo-hoo. bam. JAL 123 re-play minus other causes.
I seem to remember that certain liquors have certain medicinal properties so why not?
Originally Posted by
n9536j
An airline has no authority to "confiscate" anything nor do they have the ability to fine you. The only thing they can do is forward the information to the appropriate authorities. The only fine defined in the law is against the airline for allowing you to consume the alcohol. The only fine you could be liable for is for not complying with aircrew instructions but if you stopped when asked that would not apply.
Well, I did hand it over. So it was all false authority and false threats, and the flight crew got themselves a bottle to enjoy?