Stevens was escorted out of the airport and transported to a nearby hospital for medical attention. Emergency medical personnel said Stevens admitted to them that he had purchased 4 pounds of weed at several recreational marijuana stores and shoved them into his anus to take home with him. X-rays later confirmed his story.
Stevens underwent two hours of extremely “invasive” surgery to remove the marijuana from his colon. He is currently recovering at University of Washington Medical Center and will be booked into jail on felony charges when his release from the hospital. Moving recreational marijuana across state lines constitutes a federal crime. This is the case even if your medical marijuana patient card is honored in the next state over, and even if you are moving between jurisdictions that have legalized recreational marijuana. Keep an consume your cannabis in the state where you purchased it, or run the risk of federal criminal charges for transporting a controlled substance.
