# TSA has updated their website to allow Medical Marijuana in checked and carry on bags?

> **Author:** Benjamin Caplan, MD (ABFM Board Certified, MA Lic. #240562, NPI: 1962722637)
> **Publisher:** CED Clinic (https://cedclinic.com)
> **Canonical URL:** https://cedclinic.com/tsa-has-updated-their-website-to-allow-medical-marijuana-in-checked-and-carry-on-bags/
> **Published:** 2026-05-18T12:33:11-04:00 | **Last Modified / Clinically Audited:** 2026-09-28T10:54:59-04:00
> **Clinical Summary:** The TSA still technically prohibits cannabis federally, though they’ve clarified their screening focuses on explosives rather than small amounts of medical cannabis, creating a legal gray zone that makes traveling with your medication approximately as stressful as it should be. Spoiler alert: state lines remain a problem. Via r/trees Further Reading Cannabis Policy WireCED Regulatory […]

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The TSA still technically prohibits cannabis federally, though they’ve clarified their screening focuses on explosives rather than small amounts of [medical cannabis](https://cedclinic.com/therapeutic-benefits-of-thc/), creating a legal gray zone that makes traveling with your medication approximately as stressful as it should be. Spoiler alert: state lines remain a problem.

Via [r/trees](https://reddit.com/r/trees/comments/1tg34ho/tsa_has_updated_their_website_to_allow_medical/)

Further Reading
Cannabis Policy WireCED Regulatory Digest, Since Last Digest, 1 items
Evidence Watch[Cannabinoids in Mental Health Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis](https://cedclinic.com/cannabinoids-mental-health-substance-use-disorders-review/)
CED Clinic Blog[Histamine Brain Pathways and Psychiatric Disorders](https://cedclinic.com/histamine-brain-pathways-psychiatric-disorders/)

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