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There certainly is not a waiver for everything, despite the common saying making people think otherwise. The FBI[1] said they can't find hackers to work for the

There certainly is not a waiver for everything, despite the common saying making people think otherwise. The FBI[1] said they can't find hackers to work for them because they can't get around the "no pot" rule. I agree absolutely that we need a national pass on this, but I think everyone who's taken a genuine look into the topic already agrees on this. The problem is the massive number of voters who already made up their minds based on decades-old propaganda. [1]https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/d737mx/the-fbi-cant-find-hackers-that-dont-smoke-pot https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/d737mx/the-fbi-ca...

ganoushoreilly 8y ago
The FBI actively hires plenty of people that have smoked pot in the past, this was relaxed 8 years ago from the hard NO POT stance they had because of the above. In fact last time I was contacted by a recruiter I specifically asked about it and he said as long as you haven't used recently and state you're not a current user, you would be fine. Their clearance process is also run by them as with most agencies so consistency isn't always a thing. The most common component is OPM, beyond that adjudication rules and requirements are at the sole discretion of the acting entity. I won't go into specific waivers within other agencies, but I know first hand they're pretty common as long as you're not active military (even then there are always exceptions). All said, I think the only real issue for a pass is law enforcement and their it's a gateway drug perspective. I also think that states will push back due to their perceived loses in fine revenues (because everyone knows the police should generate revenues right?).