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CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES DENIES THAT ANTI-MARIJUANA ENFORCEMENT MEASURES ARE MEANT
TO BOOST ALCOHOL SALES ON SHIPS
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Ben Adlin
Passenger cruise lines like Carnival and Royal Caribbean have policies against
marijuana, noting that the substance is illegal in many ports it sails to and
that they’re following federal law. But as more people return to the ships, and
as more of them come from states where the drug is legal, operators are
reportedly taking more extreme measures to detect cannabis and cracking down on
people who attempt to use it—including those who simply pack CBD products, which
are legal across the U.S.
As the Wall Street Journal reported in a story on the trend this week, Carnival
Cruise Lines not only sends pre-cruise messages reminding passengers not to
bring marijuana, but also now employs drug-sniffing dogs.
Companies say they’re focused on legal compliance and providing a comfortable
experience for non-users, but the article notes that cruise operators may have
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“Besides limiting potential legal liability, cruise lines could benefit
financially by prohibiting cannabis on board,” the paper reported. “Alcohol is a
major revenue-generator for ships, and cruises also limit how much booze
passengers bring on board.”
It talked to a Florida-based personal-injury attorney who said he’s “convinced
that the decision to take such a hard line on marijuana or CBD is because
they’re trying to drive alcohol sales.”
Royal Caribbean told WSJ that it prohibits all marijuana on its ships, including
for medical or therapeutic use. Carnival, for its part, said it’s not
considering marijuana’s effect on alcohol sales in setting the policy.
“That sounds like something someone would say when they’re high,” quipped Chris
Chiames, chief communications officer for the cruise line.
“When a guest cannot enjoy their balcony because neighbors are smoking
marijuana, this becomes a customer-service issue,” Chiames said.
The article quotes a number of passengers who feel similarly to Chiames—that
marijuana use shouldn’t disturb another guest’s enjoyment of the cruise. But it
also notes that some cruise lines prohibit hemp-derived CBD—even though the
cannabinoid is legal at the federal level.
One Texas woman, Erin Van Veldhuizen, received a lifetime ban from Carnival
lines after security found CBD gummies in her carry-on luggage before the cruise
set off. Her lawyer said her family received a partial refund.
Nevertheless, enforcement appears to still be sporadic, as WSJ reported that
other passengers have managed to smoke marijuana without consequence. And most
passengers found with marijuana are rarely charged with a crime—at least in the
U.S. Some tourists have faced civil penalties or even jail time for the drug in
Bermuda and the Bahamas.
Carnival’s spokesperson acknowledged that many passengers are confused as more
jurisdictions legalize marijuana despite federal prohibition. Nearly
three-quarters of all U.S. states now allow medical marijuana, while almost half
have legalized cannabis for adult use.
Of course, confusion can carry consequences, for example when WNBA player
Brittney Griner, a registered medical marijuana patient in Arizona, was detained
and sentenced in 2022 to nine years in prison—though later released—for
possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.
Another U.S. citizen, meanwhile, Mark Fogel, was reportedly transferred to a
secret penal colony in Russia, without contact with his family, for possessing
17 grams of cannabis, which he said he used for medical purposes to treat back
pain. Fogel, who formerly worked at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was sentenced to
14 years in Russian prison.
As State Department spokesperson Ned Price explained in May of last year,
officials take into account 11-point criteria when determining whether a given
case amounts to a wrongful detention. For example, if the U.S. has reason to
believe that due process is being impaired, if that the person was arrested
solely because they are a U.S. national or if that they are innocent of the
stated charges, that would warrant a wrongful detention designation.
The Biden administration faced consistent criticism over domestic marijuana
policy in the context of Griner’s conviction and imprisonment, with advocates
arguing that the U.S. would be better positioned to secure her release if it
didn’t also criminalize people over cannabis.
Biden did issue a mass pardon last year to all Americans who’ve committed
federal marijuana possession offenses, but advocates have pushed for further
reform to ensure that nobody is in prison over cannabis.
Meanwhile, the federal government is in the midst of a historic rescheduling
review, in which the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is now evaluating a
recommendation that cannabis be rescheduled under the Controlled Substances Act,
reportedly to Schedule III, alongside drugs like ketamine and Tylenol with
codeine.
While it’s unlikely the rescheduling, if it happens, would have any legal effect
on cruise ship policies—especially with potential Food and Drug Administration
approval of additional cannabis-based drugs some ways off—the change could
nevertheless build further momentum (or confusion) around allowing marijuana on
cruise ships.
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