(NEXSTAR) — It’s already been a busy summer of travel — the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reports that as of early June, seven of the agency’s 10 busiest travel days have happened in 2024 — so there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself filing through airport security sometime soon.
There are numerous things you’ll be allowed to bring with you through a TSA checkpoint. Sure, you may have to quickly chug the water you forgot to empty from your bottle and put your shampoo in one of those little travel containers, but you shouldn’t have any other problems.
When it comes to traveling with marijuana, regardless of what form it’s in, it’s a bit more complicated. Marijuana may soon be a Schedule III drug: What will change? Over the last couple of years, more and more states have legalized recreational and medical use of marijuana . In 2023, Ohio became the 24th state to do so. Kentucky also legalized medical marijuana last year, but patients will have to wait until next year for the program to officially launch.
Federal authorities also appear poised to reschedule marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. While that doesn’t mean it will be immediately legal nationwide, it could be a step in that direction.
Until then, however, bringing marijuana in your carry-on could delay you more than a sudden thunderstorm directly over the airport. Can you bring edibles or CBD products through TSA?
It depends. TSA does have some guidelines on what cannabis products you can have in your checked bag or carry-on: those with no more than 0.3% THC on a dry weight basis, and those approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Currently, the FDA has only approved four such products: Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (or CBD); and three synthetic cannabis-related drug products: Marinol and Syndros, both considered dronabinol, and Cesamet, a nabilone , which can be used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by cancer medicines . Cicadas being infected with STD that turns them into hyper-sexual ‘zombies’ So if your edibles or CBD products meet those requirements, you’re allowed to fly with them.
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Flying with marijuana: Will TSA stop you for edibles, CBD products in your luggage?
