Pot on a Plane

On a JetBlue flight from Florida to New Jersey, a 43 year old California resident, Adam Blumenkranz, was caught smoking pot in the lavatory. He was arrested at the Newark airport on drug charges of possessing less than 50 grams of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. His excuse – he holds a “medical” marijuana registration card and is smoking marijuana under the guise of medicine The authorities quickly trumped the man’s medical excuse by clarifying that air travel is under federal jurisdiction and marijuana is always illegal at the federal level. Police were also confused as to how this man was able to smuggle drugs and paraphernalia onto the plane. Meanwhile, Blumenkranz was confused as to what he did wrong.
 
Do you think the majority of people know that federal law trumps state law?
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