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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 06:12 PM Oct 2018

Now some fliers are turning to pot before takeoff

Commercial flights can be so stressful — cramped seats, delays, turbulence, loud seatmates — that more than 60% of travelers in a recent survey said they down a drink or two before heading to the airport.

But the survey by a drug treatment organization found that nearly as many fliers are now turning to marijuana to relax before getting on a plane.

The online survey of 1,137 people who have flown in the past year was taken by Florida-based Delphi Behavioral Health Group. It found that nearly 30% of respondents said they had smoked marijuana and another 25% had consumed pot-infused snacks before arriving at an airport.

While at the airport, 6.3 % of those surveyed said they had consumed edibles and 2.6% had smoked pot, compared to 88% who said they had at least one drink before boarding a plane. The most common reason given was to relax (71%), to sleep (46%), to ease anxiety (40%) and “just for fun” (25%).

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-drinking-pot-flying-20181019-story.html

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Now some fliers are turning to pot before takeoff (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 OP
The problem is Glamrock Oct 2018 #1
Just take some edibles Major Nikon Oct 2018 #2
took many flights between honolulu and LAX while buzzed. no probs at all nt msongs Oct 2018 #3

Glamrock

(12,003 posts)
1. The problem is
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 06:28 PM
Oct 2018

if you are a habitual user, it's work off long before take-off. Believe me, I know.

Major Nikon

(36,922 posts)
2. Just take some edibles
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 07:50 PM
Oct 2018

If you spot rin-tin-tin just down them all before he gets a sniff.

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