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A person I know routinely flies with ~1 lbs of marijuana in his checked luggage as well as edibles and vape products, all just for personal use. He flies internationally to and from the States and no one ever says anything to him. Even flying into other countries where there’s no rec marijuana. It’s insane.

[9nGQluzmnq3M]

This is an incredibly bad idea. What countries is he flying to? In much of Asia a pound of dope would suffice for the death penalty.

[djsumdog]

I remember my entry card to Singapore contained something in big letters saying drug trafficking can result in death.

[hnarn]

Correct. The entry card you fill out on the plane literally has "DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS UNDER SINGAPORE LAW" in red letters on the back. Easily verified by a web search.[1] Flying in with a pound of Marijuana to any country where it isn't legal is an incredibly bad idea, in parts of the world it may be suicidal.

[1]: https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fassets3.thr...

[namanyayg]

That's crazy. How does the risk:reward make any sense? Wouldn't he get totally and completely destroyed by legal systems when caught?

[krustyburger]

This reminds me of Paul McCartney’s famous stint in Japanese jail for bringing cannabis into the country.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paul-mccartney-i...

[jeena]

That reminds me of this guy: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-512815/Briton-jaile...

He went to jail for four years because they found 0.003g on the bottom of his shoe in Dubai.

[9nGQluzmnq3M]

I hope they put him in the same cell as the (possibly apocryphal) guy who was jailed for four years for three poppy seeds from a bagel.

https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/43648/did-dubai...

[siruncledrew]

1 lbs for personal use?? How long is this person traveling for, because even an everyday smoker would have a hard time using a whole pound of weed in addition to vapes and edibles on a trip. That’s 454 grams of weed, they would need to be getting high like 24/7.

[MisterTea]

I know some serious smokers who will burn an ounce in three days. I don't know how or why they'd want to smoke that much weed but they do. And I smoke every day, though not heavily. Just a few bowls after work.

[edaemon]

Even at that rate it would take 48 days to consume a pound.

[KingMachiavelli]

At that level of consumption it would make a lot more sense to step up to concentrates both logistically (higher THC/volume and has less odor) and better for his lungs.

[inscionent]

> they would need to be getting high like 24/7

He said personal use...

[DonHopkins]

I'll bet he's not black.

[permatech]

Is your friend Snoop Dog or Willy Nelson? Your friend should be very careful if he ever flies to Japan. Insane indeed!