# Air India Pilot Tests Positive for Cannabis After Phuket-Delhi Flight 2026-08-12T18:58:10+00:00 | Health & Science | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The commander of an Air India flight from Phuket to New Delhi tested positive for cannabis in a post-flight test, Deccan Chronicle reports. Doctors say cannabis impairs concentration, reaction time and decision-making, but investigators have not established that the pilot was impaired or that it caused the aircraft's sudden loss of altitude. The pilot had taken medication prescribed for severe sleep difficulties. TimesNowNews quotes doctors warning that cannabis can slow reaction time and affect judgement, and that feeling normal after use does not mean unimpaired. Air India has extended drug tests to all pilots instead of a random 10 per cent. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is conducting a technical probe into the incident. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - deccanchronicle.com Tags: Air India pilot, aviation safety, cannabis, cognitive impairment, marijuana, reaction time Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/marijuana-impairs-focus-and-reaction-time-doctors-say/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/marijuana-impairs-focus-and-reaction-time-doctors-say/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.