POLITICS 05/28/2019 01:12 pm ET

TSA Updates Policy To Address Flying With Medical Marijuana

Now clear to fly the friendly skies: hemp-derived CBD, and FDA-approved medicine containing CBD.

By Ryan Grenoble

The Transportation Security Administration has updated its guidance regarding medical marijuana and air travel, clarifying that medications containing hemp-derived CBD are legal to fly with ― mostly.

The update, made quietly to the TSA website over Memorial Day weekend, formally permits products containing hemp-derived CBD, and FDA-approved medications containing CBD, in both carry-on and checked luggage.

Confusion regarding the status of Epidiolex, an FDA-approved pediatric epilepsy drug that contains CBD, prompted the change.

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As long as travelers have CBD in forms that adhere to the regulations in the farm bill, the TSA will now permit it on an airplane.

But that doesn’t mean marijuana can fly. Unlike hemp, marijuana remains federally illegal, and the TSA wants to make sure you know it.

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