Marijuana Policy Project

DENVER  — A pro-marijuana group is calling on the government to allow marijuana in smoking lounges at airports across the country.

Cigarette smoking at airports across the country is restricted to smoking lounges.

Members of the Denver-based organization Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation (S.A.F.E.R.) will ask the government Tuesday to allow pot in airport smoking lounges.

The group says in a press release that the idea will address the growing number of in-flight problems involving drunk and disorderly passengers. Members claim marijuana is a better alternative to alcohol to help more fliers relax and deal with the anxiety of air travel.

Denver voters approved a measure that made possession of one ounce or less of marijuana in the city legal. That happened almost three years ago. It was the first city in the nation to pass such a law.

Possession of marijuana remains illegal under federal law. Denver city attorneys can still use state and federal law to prosecute marijuana possession cases in the city.

What are users saying about this issue on MyFoxColorado's message board?

Pl3x1ty2 thinks it's a great idea. "The use of marijuana in airport smoking lounges would be sure to relieve many passengers of their anxiety and flying issues such as people who are afraid of heights."

sprsfn2525 disagrees. "It's bad enough to have to sit so close to people that I can smell their stinking breath, or if they are a smoker, the odor left on their person, but now you want me to have to smell the STENCH of their marajuana smoke too???"