Texas Woman Receives Lifetime Ban from Carnival Cruises After Bringing CBD Gummies Onboard

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Source: People

Texas Woman Receives Lifetime Ban from Carnival Cruises After Bringing CBD Gummies Onboard

"The captain asked me several times if I had a marijuana card or if I had a diagnosis. I said, ‘It’s CBD; that doesn’t exist. It’s just not a thing,' " Melinda Van Veldhuizen said

By Kimberlee Speakman
Published on November 18, 2023 07:47PM EST

A Texas woman received a lifetime ban on Carnival Cruise Line after CBD gummies were found in her luggage during boarding.

Melinda Van Veldhuizen, a 42-year-old nurse practitioner and chiropractor from Dallas, Texas, was planning to celebrate her 21st wedding anniversary and her son’s senior year in high school on Carnival’s Horizon Cruise in August, but things did not go as planned, she told local Miami news station WPLG.

Van Veldhuizen, a frequent cruise passenger, had been trying to get through security at the Port of Miami in August when she was stopped by agents after X-rays detected nail clippers in her suitcase, according to The Washington Post. While searching her bag, agents found CBD gummies and pulled her aside, per the outlet.

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A Carnival spokesperson told WPLG in a statement: “We are very sorry this guest and her family are unhappy with the outcome of their vacation plans, but we are following federal law under which CBD is defined as a controlled substance.”

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Read more: https://people.com/woman-receives-lifetime-ban-carnival-cruises-after-bringing-cbd-gummies-8404491

[Attilatheblond]

1. CBD is controlled substance? You can buy CBD oil on Amazon

and a whole lot of other sites that ship via US mail or carriers.

[Haggard Celine]

3. They sell CBD at just about every store in town.

I think you have to be 21 to buy it, but I don't think there are any other regulations on selling CBD. They also sell Delta 8, Delta 9, and flower everywhere. Some of that stuff will get you as high as if you're smoking weed. I'm not saying I want them to be more strict about selling that stuff, but it's kind of funny what we accept and what we disallow.

[RockRaven]

2. I strongly support cruise companies alienating customers/potential customers.

Fuck 'em. They're an overly-consumptive environmental abomination.

[samnsara]

6. i love cruising...we chose Holland as we can bring our own alcohol and other beverages

..aboard. Carnival probably has stricter regs about what you can bring.

[ZZenith]

4. They just did her a solid.

Carnival ships are the largest and grossest petri dishes on the planet.

[vanlassie]

5. You can't have NAIL CLIPPERS on a cruise?

[Attilatheblond]

7. Can't help thinking they just didn't want this woman on board

Would like more details so I don't just assume the worst about the cruise crew.

[Emile]

8. These cruises are just COVID spreaders anyways.

But this is bullshit.