This comic comes to mind: xkcd: Bag Check
You can’t out-logic government policy. At least call your legislators if you want them to change.
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I, for one, think he should just listen to his instincts and go for it.
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News item: President Trump considering reclassifying Marihuana (the demon weed) from Schedule I to the lesser Schedule III.
Wonder if this would change the prohibition of using full-blown THC not to mention CBD products.
Public Service Announcement: Drugs are bad, m’kay?
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RX drug use is addressed, as are criminal violations related to alcohol. “Nothing wrong with smoking a joint on Friday” conflicts with the fact it is not allowed in the cleared world. Sure you can smoke it. And lise clearance, then job.
Ahhh, Larry, how I’ve missed you and your sage advice.
Last I checked, submitting for a clearance is voluntary. It’s not a right, it’s not something that is handed out willy nilly. So yea, there are restrictions. You cannot smoke week on a Friday night AND hold a T/S SCI, so then you need to make a choice.
Most professions have rules. Don’t want to abide by them, pick another career path.
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Yes things change. And until they do, folks with clearances (or folks who desire to work in the cleared space) should not be smoking marijuana on any night.
Things have become more lax on some topics (like mental health, which was a HUGE issue but now comes with exclusions as to what an investigator can discuss, and which I fully support) but until that time when marijuana is looked at the same as having a glass of wine with dinner on a weekend, folks gotta play by the rules.
When talking with young people interested in public service, it’s good to educate them on the current policies around weed. But, when talking with your peers, you should acknowledge that marijuana on it’s own isn’t a national security threat.
Changes don’t happen on their own. We have to publicly acknowledge how ridiculous the current policy is.