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Garion_55

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9. If its just weed?

Reply to PSPS (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 19, 2021, 01:03 PM

Mar 2021

Damn right he should override

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White House staffers asked to resign or work remotely after revealing past marijuana use [View all] ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2021 OP

Needs to be legal federally now. Lettuce Be Mar 2021 #1

Agreed YoshidaYui Mar 2021 #35

As usual, the GOP Senate stands in the way. maxsolomon Mar 2021 #59

"Guess it's better to just lie?" PSPS Mar 2021 #2

Agreed. TwilightZone Mar 2021 #4

If its just weed? Garion_55 Mar 2021 #9

This is not a security clearance check. ColinC Mar 2021 #17

Thanks. I suspect this will turn out to be stopdiggin Mar 2021 #38

Or bad sources, maybe? ColinC Mar 2021 #41

Yes, This Is For A "Yankee White" Clearance COL Mustard Mar 2021 #63

That the same as ts/sci? ColinC Mar 2021 #68

Much More Stringent COL Mustard Mar 2021 #71

Never heard of it! ColinC Mar 2021 #72

After discussing this further here, I am realizing something. ColinC Mar 2021 #73

What is this? 1971? former9thward Mar 2021 #30

Oh, fer chrissakes! Ignore that crap. Any rational person is over it! mpcamb Mar 2021 #66

Better not to seek the clearance in the first place if you know you won't pass DBoon Mar 2021 #43

Did cocaine usage keep T***p Jr. from getting a security clearance? sinkingfeeling Mar 2021 #3

Really? Whataboutism? It should have. You want Biden to mimic trump? PSPS Mar 2021 #6

Too many here think we should ripcord Mar 2021 #7

He wouldn't be mimicing Trump Steelrolled Mar 2021 #16

Yep. stopdiggin Mar 2021 #39

T***p Was Doing It On Behalf Of T***p COL Mustard Mar 2021 #64

No, we want weed use off the list of "bad things in your past". paleotn Mar 2021 #36

I'll bet he wishes it had kept him off TV. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #22

Did Jr. get one? I thought it was just his creepy sister and her husband. deurbano Mar 2021 #26

I think you are correct (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #52

Lie on a integrity test. Historic NY Mar 2021 #5

Punished if you tell the truth Garion_55 Mar 2021 #8

Not really. If you lie and it's found out, you're gone. As long as... brush Mar 2021 #10

SF-86 PJMcK Mar 2021 #11

Clearances are evaluated on a case by case basis. ColinC Mar 2021 #18

That's interesting PJMcK Mar 2021 #20

I think following the last administration they are just trying to keep squeaky clean ColinC Mar 2021 #24

Agreed PJMcK Mar 2021 #31

I was thinking this too DBoon Mar 2021 #44

that's the truth for sure! Withywindle Mar 2021 #79

"a pretty serious federal offense" Gruff B. Gus Mar 2021 #49

Haha ColinC Mar 2021 #50

As Long As It's Not Recent, You're Probably OK COL Mustard Mar 2021 #65

They have it online now (been like that for awhile) BumRushDaShow Mar 2021 #46

This has echoes of the point in time when gay friends of mine had to lie to have a job Ford_Prefect Mar 2021 #12

yes they would. I saw numerous people lose their jobs due to lying about alcohol. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #21

new rules? stillcool Mar 2021 #13

My brother's friend found the right answer to this question when interviewing for a job at the CIA. Walleye Mar 2021 #14

"Didn't inhale." Pinback Mar 2021 #47

Also a good answer. A classic Walleye Mar 2021 #48

Ok, Ok, "Didn't EXhale". JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2021 #76

My buddy was being interviewed for a Chicago police job. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2021 #74

Were these Trump Holdovers? Jonah Ide Mar 2021 #15

They were Trump holdovers (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #56

The drug testing is draconian LiberalLovinLug Mar 2021 #19

No, this was about past MJ use, not current. former9thward Mar 2021 #32

Read 13....drug testing is part of the deal questionseverything Mar 2021 #53

What does past drug use have to do with current drug tests? former9thward Mar 2021 #57

If they admit to past pot use but promise to stop they have to take tests to prove it questionseverything Mar 2021 #58

So, Obama would have to resign? world wide wally Mar 2021 #23

A dumb policy. Need to, once and for all, change the illegality of this very common drug. Even in SWBTATTReg Mar 2021 #25

this is not right. Biden and Harris must stop this policy immediately. samsingh Mar 2021 #27

wtaf? The CoS needs to be fired immediately!!!! getagrip_already Mar 2021 #28

Oh for Pete's sake who CARES???? AllyCat Mar 2021 #29

It used to be that there were several layers to the questions about pot use JT45242 Mar 2021 #33

ARE THEY gonna ask Kamala Harris to Resign because she has used Weed? YoshidaYui Mar 2021 #34

Still can't seem to get into the 21st century just yet. rickyhall Mar 2021 #37

Fine, let them stay home, smoke pot and avoid getting murdered by insurrectionists flibbitygiblets Mar 2021 #40

"....there were additional factors at play..." chowder66 Mar 2021 #42

If they were fired for something else, why mention marijuana at all? MichMan Mar 2021 #67

Not sure. chowder66 Mar 2021 #75

So you can use prescription opiates but not low-dose THC for pain? Outrageous. Liberty Belle Mar 2021 #45

+1. Excellent points yonder Mar 2021 #51

How many former Presidents twodogsbarking Mar 2021 #54

This is fucked up and I'm disappointed Mysterian Mar 2021 #55

Not sure if this is absurd or ridiculous... malthaussen Mar 2021 #60

Even the FBI doesn't automatically disqualify an applicant for past cannabis use. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #61

Why Not Change The Rules. COL Mustard Mar 2021 #62

We have to be honest here Joe Tree Lady Mar 2021 #70

They probably had additional hard drug use madville Mar 2021 #69

idiotic Locrian Mar 2021 #77

I had worked with a guy for several years in two offices and when he opened his own office, spike jones Mar 2021 #78

That's pure idiocy. The lesson the government is teaching is . . . Sparky 1 Mar 2021 #80