"It's a subject that comes up with some regularity when frequent travelers discuss etiquette. On Reddit's r/travel forum, you can read a lengthy debate over this, with some flight crew members weighing in. (One takeaway: chocolate is often well-received.) A Condé Nast Travler article from 2019 pointed out that this is completely legal: "Flight attendants are allowed to receive small gifts from passengers," Cynthia Drescher wrote."
"The gift looked innocuous enough: a bag full of gummy bears that one passenger gave to the crew of a British Airways flight that made its way from London to Los Angeles. That's a long flight; it's understandable that you might want to thank the people resonsible for making it go without a hitch. Unfortunately, these were no ordinary gummy bears. Instead, they were weed-infused."
"It sounds like the flight crew was unaware of the gummy bears' special qualities, which led to the candies being consumed in high volumes - which then led to, well, a number of very stoned people who were not expecting to be very stoned, and consequently sought treatment at a nearby hospital. Unsurprisingly, British Airways is now trying to ascertain which passenger passed along the unexpectely potent candies to its flight crew."
Gratitude to flight crews is commonly shown with small gifts; chocolate is often well-received and flight attendants are legally allowed to accept small gifts. Gift-giving must avoid anything that could render crew unable to perform their duties. A passenger gave a bag of gummy bears to a British Airways crew that later proved to be weed-infused, containing 300 mg of THC. Crew members were reportedly unaware and consumed many candies, producing unexpected intoxication and leading several to seek hospital treatment. British Airways sent a replacement crew for the return flight and is investigating which passenger supplied the candies.
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