Medical Marijuana User Allowed To Fly With Pot
by TChris
Since 1982, stockbroker Irvin Rosenfeld has had the federal government's permission to use marijuana to treat pain from a chronic bone condition. In 2001, Delta Airlines refused to allow Rosenfeld to board a flight from Florida to Washington, D.C. because he wanted to take his marijuana with him. Rosenfeld complained to the Department of Transportation that Delta was discriminating against him by failing to accommodate his disability.
In a victory for advocates of medical marijuana, the DOT agreed that Delta should have allowed Rosenfeld to board the plane. The DOT dismissed Rosenfeld's claim, however, ruling that Delta had reason to doubt Rosenfeld's entitlement to use the drug since so few people are allowed to possess marijuana. Rosenfeld plans to appeal the denial of a remedy.
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