Crew members from Flight 510 from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., say they became suspicious Monday when the man, identified as 43-year-old Adam Blumenkranz of Los Angeles, dropped a clear plastic bag in the cabin.
As the plane approached Newark the crew reported the man entered the lavatory. When he emerged, they say there was a strong smell ofmarijuana.
He was charged with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and released.
Blumenkranz could not be reached for comment. Two telephone listings for him were disconnected.
Authorities said 43-year-old Adam Blumenkranz dropped a bag on the plane that the flight attendant believed to be marijuana. She handed it back to him and planned to speak to authorities after landing.
During the flight, Blumenkranz went to the bathroom, and when he emerged, there was a strong smell of marijuana, according to the crew.
Airport police say Blumenkranz claimed it was for medicinal purposes.
Blumenkranz has been charged with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia. He was ordered to appear in court in Elizabeth, New Jersey, by Jan. 27.
Adam Blumenkranz lit up a marijuana pipe mid-flight in the plane’s bathroom on Monday, according to KTLA-TV.
Police met the 43-year-old at the terminal gate in Newark Liberty International Airport and took him into custody.
A man was arrested for allegedly smoking marijuana on a Jet Blue plane. (KTLA-TV)
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Law enforcement officers charged Blumenkranz with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and drug paraphernalia.
However Blumenkranz told the police he was not breaking the law because he has a medical marijuana card
