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The TSA has earned a little bit of goodwill from the public lately, especially as the agency now allows travelers to leave their shoes on when passing through airport security.

However, this doesn’t mean everyone is happy with the airport security agency, which screens around two million people per day and has been tasked with keeping the skies safe.

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There are a number of controversial things TSA still does, from limiting the size of liquids to making you take your laptop from your bag.

The agency also bans some items that many people really think should be allowed to fly. One of those items was addressed on Facebook recently, as TSA issued a stern warning about not bringing a specific kind of item on board.

Unfortunately, the item is used by around 60% of Americans, and some of the responses to the TSA’s comments were not very pleasant.

Here’s what the TSA banned, along with some details on why people are mad about the change.

TSA should be checking for items that endanger others, according to passengers.

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TSA says don’t bring this item on board – even though the majority uses it

TSA issued its stern warning on August 8, 2025, in a Facebook post. The post read:

“Need the ABCs on flying with your CBD? It remains illegal under federal law unless it contains no more than 0.3 percent THC. Our officers aren’t searching for your high-heels but will refer illegal drugs to a law enforcement officer.”

This ruling on CBD products may come as a huge surprise to many travelers who regularly use CBD. They may not even know that bringing the items along could violate federal laws, especially if the products are perfectly legal in their state.

The TSA’s statement could also adversely affect the majority of Americans — recent research from Forbes Health revealed that 60% of adults either use a product with CBD or have tried a product with CBD in the past.

CBD is used for a variety of conditions, including pain, anxiety, and depression. According to Heathline, some CBD products contain relatively small amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the high-producing compound in marijuana, while others — such as those made with CBD isolate — are THC-free.

The millions of Americans who rely on CBD to improve their health or make their lives easier may be dismayed to find that they can’t bring their preferred product on a plane.

Passengers are mad about the TSA’s ban on this common item

Many passengers took to Facebook to report their anger over the TSA’s unpopular stance on CBD products.

The issue is that enforcing federal drug laws on controlled substances, when those substances are widely used and perfectly legal in the state where they are purchased, is outside of the scope of the TSA’s responsibility, at least as far as most people understand it to be.

The TSA is supposed to be handling airport security, so some passengers feel that unless CBD gummies affect the potential risks of something happening to the plane, the gummies should be allowed to continue flying.

Stay in your lane, passengers urge TSA

There were more than three dozen responses to TSA’s Facebook post about the CBD ban, and the responses had some harsh words for the agency.

“If the TSA stops you for this, hit them with the question: What’s the threat?,” one Facebook poster said. “Spoiler alert — there isn’t one. Instead, these wannabe heroes will go crying to local police to snitch on you over something that’s not even a security risk. They’re not protecting you — they’re flexing because management’s got them thinking they run the world.”

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Another Facebook user made it clear he wasn’t happy, with the NSFW comment reading, ”Concentrate on weapons, you stupid m*fos. If it doesn’t damage a plane, stay the F in your lane.”

Regardless of whether you believe those commenters were wrong, the TSA is not likely to change its policy.

As long as CBD remains tightly controlled on the federal level (much like medical marijuana, which also cannot be brought on a plane), travelers should make sure their products do not contain more than 0.3 percent THC before bringing them aboard.