"Legal" THC/CBD usage

Hi, all - DoD detailee up for clearance upgrade (S->TS) in the coming weeks. BLUF: I made a poor judgement call pertaining to a recent “legal” THC/CBD drink and want to understand my options.

Background: In an effort to help cut out alcohol usage (which was already quite moderate, but trying to get healthier) I was exploring some of the herbal drinks that are often advertised online. I’ll fully accept the critical lapse in judgement on this one, but one of the drinks I was testing out mentioned legal THC/CBD, and I ended up trying one of them. I even thought I’d done my research… but no surprise - as part of a routine clearance rules/responsibility PowerPoint training, it was flagged (generally, not to me specifically) that such drinks are neverthless still unacceptable within the clearance community.

I don’t do drugs and threw out the rest of what I ordered. I’m pretty distraught about this and certainly anticipating blowback via the new SF-86 once the process ramps up. Any guidance people might have would be appreciated.

One thing you can do is report this to your current security officer, because any future investigator will almost certainly ask “did you report this?”

Can’t say how it will go but about all you can do at this point is report it.