HUMOR
An Airport Pot Drop?
Now I’ve Seen Everything
While walking through O’Hare airport to get to a connecting flight that would take me back to Philly, I came upon something I’d never seen before.
An official City of Chicago Cannabis Amnesty Box.
It was a large green metal container, labeled Cannabis Amnesty Box, with an official-looking City of Chicago seal, sitting quietly amidst the bustle of the airport stores and boarding areas and eateries. A quick Google search revealed that these boxes had been installed at O’Hare so travelers wouldn’t get into trouble for transporting their legally acquired pot between state lines.
Naturally , I took a photo and posted it on Facebook. Within a day my post had inspired 69 comments. A few of my favorites?
Somebody needs to light a match and toss it in. Then we all gather to inhale.
Who gets the job of cleaning out the box?
Rumor has it the airport cleaning staff is higher than their flying customers.
Is it bolted to the ground? Asking for a friend.
Too bad it’s not like a little free library. Take some Purple Haze, leave some Light of Jah.
There’s a stoner inside the box. (Cheech: “Dude. Best idea yet but I’m a little cramped in here.” Chong: “Yeah dude…..”)
If I put one of those in my yard by the sidewalk people will make donations?
I read in the paper that when these boxes were first installed, a couple of guys turned up dressed in jumpsuits and rolled one of the boxes out of the airport. Cops held the doors open for them. Turns out, they weren’t city employees. — just folks who wanted to score some weed.
I live in Chicago. All I can say is that it’s a great time to live in Chicago.
Hats off to the city official who first dreamed up the Cannabis Amnesty Box and actually got it implemented. (And I hope they’re enjoying all the weed they are harvesting from the box.) Who says smoking pot impairs your creativity?
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