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According to Denver news reports, marijuana-enjoying tourists leaving the Mile High City have been giving their leftover marijuana to rental car employees because they’re afraid of a shakedown by airport security.
“It happens quite often…every couple of days” said one rental car employee. Another rental car agency employee said departing travelers hand her their leftover marijuana several times per day. “It happens pretty often. More during the weekends. Probably like four times a day,” she stated.
Some workers “just throw it in the trash” while others likely keep the free marijuana because marijuana is legal in Colorado for adults 21 and older.
This marijuana-ditching phenomenon seems to be a common occurrence at Denver International Airport because tourists are highly aware that transporting marijuana via airplane is a felony and could get them arrested. This is because marijuana is still considered illegal by the federal government and by the Federal Aviation Administration, even though marijuana is legal in Colorado.
Airport officials stated that the few individuals caught with marijuana have simply been asked to throw it away. “We want them to discard it peacefully and carry on with their trip,” said Stacey Stegman, a spokesperson with the airport. “We don’t want to have to issue a citation, we don’t want anyone to get in trouble.”
