Weed Collection Boxes Remain Empty At Colorado Airport

[The General]

People in Colorado are still adjusting to life with legalized marijuana. While now legal in many places, marijuana can't be brought into airports. Authorities have placed large, green bins in airports where travelers can dispose of their weed stash with no questions asked. There is only one problem — no one is using them.

The noticeable bright green boxes aren't catching the attention of travelers. When the boxed first rolled out, they weren't clearly labeled. Now, they have signs describing what goes in them, and potential penalties for hanging on to marijuana in the airport. Colorado Springs, CO Police Lt. Catherine Buckley hopes this is a good sign.

"We hope that if they have marijuana, they opt to leave it in their vehicles or at home," Buckley said. For those who do not put marijuana in the amnesty box, the Colorado Springs city council is trying to decide what will happen to those travelers if they are caught with it in the airport. "We had talked about having jail time and a drug charge against someone as a possibility," said city council member Jan Martin.

Martin said potential punishments have been scaled back. "We wanted to be sure [that] whatever penalties were assessed, it did not include a drug charge that would go on someone's record or any jail time," Martin said. These boxes aren't going away, but the weed dropped in them will and will be taken to the Colorado Springs police department's evidence team and destroyed.

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[Ascended Master Kief]

If you got a plane to catch, and a bag of dope, you better just smoke it up before getting on the plane. Hope they've got munchies on the plane, though. Anywho, I certainly wouldn't throw it away, into those boxes.

Another thing: there's pot everywehre. No need to bring it over state lines. So, don't throw it away, don't take it on a plane, but smoke that shit up, bros! Gimme a holler if you can't handle it yourself.

 

[Bonehead]

Weed Collection Boxes Remain Empty At Colorado Airport:

Maybe they should check their source. If the guy who goes around to the boxes to collect the pot is telling you that the boxes are empty, you might want to look yourself.

 

[Ascended Master Kief]

Weed Collection Boxes Remain Empty At Colorado Airport:

Maybe they should check their source. If the guy who goes around to the boxes to collect the pot is telling you that the boxes are empty, you might want to look yourself.

I want that guy's job, lol

 

[DustyRelic]

Well look at the picture. I don't see any locks on them. What's to stop the over-taxed locals from swinging by the airport for a freebie?

(If I were an overtaxed local that's what I'd do!)

 

[DUSTCO22]

I just hung my collection box on the front door of my house with a door bell, so if you're in Maine an need to dispose of your medicine please drop by. We have our own safe humane way to destroy all left behind medicine. Hahahahaha, cookies,brownies,crazy hash,bong rips.