# Marijuana Use as an Active Clearance Holder is Not Okay

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/marijuana-use-as-an-active-clearance-holder-is-not-okay/13268>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE NEWS\
**Created:** [June 21, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/marijuana-use-as-an-active-clearance-holder-is-not-okay/13268 "2021-06-21T17:13:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/marko/32/103_2.png) [@Marko](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Marko)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/marijuana-use-as-an-active-clearance-holder-is-not-okay/13268/1 "2021-06-21T17:13:10Z")

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Originally published at: [Marijuana Use as an Active Clearance Holder is Not Okay | ClearanceJobs Blog](https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/marijuana-use-as-an-active-clearance-holder-is-not-okay/)  
   
Marijuana use is becoming more prevalent as the number of states that legalize its use for medical or recreational use increases. Some have legitimate reasons for getting a medical marijuana card, e.g., relieves anxiety from PTSD or chronic back pain. Other use marijuana just to get high or to obtain that feeling of euphoria. With…

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**Author:** ![Watchurbk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Watchurbk](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Watchurbk)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/marijuana-use-as-an-active-clearance-holder-is-not-okay/13268/2 "2021-06-25T01:37:59Z")

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What will happen when MJ is decriminalized on the Federal level? I’m surprised there has not been some sort of lawsuit for having a clearance revoked. Maybe there has and just haven’t heard about it. I think for many, Ideas about MJ changed once you have kids. Just sayin!!

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**Author:** ![backgdinvestigator](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/backgdinvestigator/32/209_2.png) [@backgdinvestigator](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/backgdinvestigator)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/marijuana-use-as-an-active-clearance-holder-is-not-okay/13268/3 "2021-06-25T12:27:40Z")

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Read the USN vs Egan ruling in 1988 (US Supreme Court).

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**Author:** ![Weeble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7cd45c/32.png) [@Weeble](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Weeble)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/marijuana-use-as-an-active-clearance-holder-is-not-okay/13268/4 "2021-06-25T13:43:24Z")

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I think we will see federal decriminalization within the next 5 years. The government and contractors are missing out on hiring a lot of great new US technical talent that doesn’t want to wear a suit every day and commit to never using marijuana on their free time. Misuse/addiction of prescription meds is the real underground crisis nobody is seeing or talking about amongst the upstanding non-marijuana using crowd.