# Chapstick bans at Public Events **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 17, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929 "2024-10-17T21:34:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/1 "2024-10-17T21:34:54Z")
Several major stadiums here ban chapstick. I assume it’s because people leave it in the aisles or even throw it at participants. So two questions: do venues ban chapstick where you live and why do you think they do so? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/2 "2024-10-17T22:03:39Z")
I’ve never heard of this in my life and not sure how it gets enforced. There’s taking sufficient security precautions and then there’s spending several minutes with each person who enters, all while you can bring a Chapstick in via your shoe if you want. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/3 "2024-10-17T23:14:55Z")
> [@Eric1](#): > > everal major stadiums here ban chapstick Where is this happening, could you provide a cite for this claim? First I’ve ever heard of it and just how do they find chapstick on you without making someone totally strip down? ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/4 "2024-10-17T23:44:20Z")
As out-of-hand as event security theater is getting, I feel steadily less bad about not going to things in person. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/5 "2024-10-18T00:32:37Z")
I’m looking for a good cite where it’s easy to find on a website. It seems like the Petco Stadium, Pechanga Arena and other venues list it in the mouseprint but I’m looking for a better site. My coworker said she thinks they ban it specifically at Electric Dance Music (EDM) events. ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/6 "2024-10-18T00:35:08Z")
I’ve seen some threads on reddit where they mention chapstick being confiscated at events. But this is just from seeing the subject in the thread listing. I haven’t dived into the thread to get the details as to why it’s done. Search for “reddit ban chapstick” and you’ll find a bunch of threads. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/7 "2024-10-18T02:17:40Z")
> [@Eric1](#): > > My coworker said she thinks they ban it specifically at Electric Dance Music (EDM) events. Well I can see why! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/8 "2024-10-18T02:42:22Z")
> **[Concert & Petco Park Event Prohibited Items | San Diego Padres](https://www.mlb.com/padres/tickets/concerts/prohibited-items)** > > Below is the prohibited item list that we include for EDM shows that aren’t on the regular Petco Park prohibited items list. It appears to specifically be banned at EDM and concerts, not at baseball games or other events. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/9 "2024-10-18T03:36:57Z")
I wonder if it’s to try to prevent people from bringing in cannabis products disguised as lip balm. > **[Concentrated form of marijuana disguised as lip balm | Bladen Journal](https://www.bladenjournal.com/news/2925/concentrated-form-of-marijuana-disguised-as-lip-balm)** > > FORT MYERS, Fla. (WKBW) — A new drug is on the rise, and experts say it isn’t going anywhere. It’s a form of highly concentrated marijuana that you can smoke, but it’s disguised. It’s called “wax,”… ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/10 "2024-11-04T02:15:03Z")
I’m having difficulty imagining a public event venue that permits smoking at all, so I don’t really see how smuggling in a product meant to be smoked is going to make getting high at the EDM show any easier. Btw, do they ban only lip balm in stick form, or also in the small disc-shaped jars? ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/11 "2024-11-04T03:03:17Z")
I appreciate you’re reasoning. I’ve seen only bans specifying ChapStick but haven’t seen ones of the small disc-shaped ones you’ve mentioned like Carmex or other brands. I’m still trying to figure out the reasoning behind it. My reasoning seems to be in three areas: people could be throwing the sticks and canisters, burning/melting the contents or doing something else crazy with them. I’ve never done any of these things so have no idea myself. ---
**Author:** ![Nyvaak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nyvaak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nyvaak)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/12 "2024-11-04T03:23:44Z")
(Related?) Chapstick weirdness. During a severe winter windstorm, I was given the task of purchasing supplies for the emergency responders, including dozens of tubes of Chapstick. Turns out Wal-Mart cash registers were programmed to reject purchases of more than a small number. Senior managerial intervention was required to put through the sale. And now bans at public events? Is Chapstick somehow way more sinister that I realized? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929/13 "2024-11-04T07:43:02Z")
> [@Nyvaak](#): > > Is Chapstick somehow way more sinister that I realized? When was the last time Suzy Chaffee was seen in public?