Some of the Stinkiest Stuff Left in Aspen Airport's Pot Amnesty Box Isn't Marijuana
Three years ago, the first of three marijuana amnesty boxes was installed at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport. The idea behind the boxes was to give fliers a way to dispose of legal cannabis before they boarded a plane bound for a destination where the substance might be against the law, and Pitkin County Undersheriff Ron Ryan considers the containers to be a success, even though weed isn't the only aromatic thing sometimes left in them.
Other examples? "Dirty diapers," Ryan says. "Garbage. And left-over Starbucks. That's one of the worst, because a lot of the drinks from there are milk-based. If they're left inside for a week, the smell becomes pretty horrendous."
As we reported back in January 2014, the airport in Colorado Springs also installed marijuana amnesty boxes after limited recreational cannabis sales became legal in the state.
Here's a look at one such box.
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