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CIA Operatives, if you would just not care about my large consumption of cannabis I would seriously consider joining. There are a lot of us out there that would

CIA Operatives, if you would just not care about my large consumption of cannabis I would seriously consider joining. There are a lot of us out there that would love to serve our country in some fashion by way of technology but we’re not allowed to.

mooreds 4y ago
I mean, that's not the CIA's choice, is it? Cannabis is, for now at least, still a federally prescribed substance. I don't blame them for not wanting employees that break the law. I bet as soon as the law is changed they'd welcome you with open arms.
- ramphastidae 4y ago
  Of course it’s the CIA’s choice. There is no law saying that the CIA can’t hire someone who has broken the law. Are jaywalkers banned from being hired by the CIA too? It’s their choice to determine their self-defeating hiring requirements.
- soulofmischief 4y ago
  At least our Cool Big Brother the FBI lets us smoke 24 joints. https://www.marijuanamoment.net/fbi-clarifies-that-using-marijuana-more-than-24-times-disqualifies-would-be-agents/ https://www.marijuanamoment.net/fbi-clarifies-that-using-mar...
  - tokai 4y ago
    Or smoked at 24 occasions. The formulation is unclear.
    - soulofmischief 4y ago
      What if you take 24 hits from the same joint but you're high and forget you're smoking a joint and it keeps going out? Is that the same session?
      - qbrass 4y ago
        You got too stoned to remember you're smoking a joint, but remembered you took 24 hits? They'd probably tell you to get a job at the IRS.
        soulofmischief 4y ago
        That's why I keep an abacus on hand when smoking my joints.
- lampshades 4y ago
  I don’t think it is their choice, but putting my opinion out there just so they know there’s a potential pool of applicants if this is dealt with.
- tannhauser23 4y ago
  Yeah, and it's even worse because FBI, NSA, etc. lose thousands of potential recruits every year because of the weed ban.
  - hulitu 4y ago
    If you smoke enough you are qualified for politics.
    - Red_Leaves_Flyy 4y ago
      Weed is More popular with their staff. Politicians tend to prefer blow.
- ElevenLathe 4y ago
  Totally agree, we wouldn't want to put our illegal shadow government in the position of having to break the law.
runjake 4y ago
Just to clarify, but recognizing the OP is probably referring to ongoing use: - CIA will consider you if you smoked marijuana in the past, up until 90 days before applying -- or after applying. - CIA will consider you if you have used illicit drugs up until a year prior to applying at CIA. https://www.cia.gov/cia-requirements/ https://www.cia.gov/cia-requirements/
tannhauser23 4y ago
Back in college, two of my friends went to a CIA recruiting event. One friend was a native Farsi speaker and the other was born in Korea. Both came back dejected because the recruiter said they could not apply until at least a year had passed since they last smoked marijuana. Both ended up going to law school instead; few years after our graduation, Iran and North Korea made surprising (to U.S. intelligence) advances in their nuclear programs. Think of all the resources we lose every year because of the stupid federal prohibition of weed.
rolph 4y ago
you dont actually have to be a member, there are a lot of contractors. pass the background checks so you can get security clearance, and offer the most consistent best of your ability. depending on where you go, it may be an asset to be able to identify fake drugs vs real, and to be able to function reliably if you are somehow intoxicated by a beverage spiked with extreme quantities of THC.

mooreds 4y ago

I mean, that's not the CIA's choice, is it? Cannabis is, for now at least, still a federally prescribed substance. I don't blame them for not wanting employees that break the law. I bet as soon as the law is changed they'd welcome you with open arms.

ramphastidae 4y ago
Of course it’s the CIA’s choice. There is no law saying that the CIA can’t hire someone who has broken the law. Are jaywalkers banned from being hired by the CIA too? It’s their choice to determine their self-defeating hiring requirements.
soulofmischief 4y ago
At least our Cool Big Brother the FBI lets us smoke 24 joints. https://www.marijuanamoment.net/fbi-clarifies-that-using-marijuana-more-than-24-times-disqualifies-would-be-agents/ https://www.marijuanamoment.net/fbi-clarifies-that-using-mar...
- tokai 4y ago
  Or smoked at 24 occasions. The formulation is unclear.
  - soulofmischief 4y ago
    What if you take 24 hits from the same joint but you're high and forget you're smoking a joint and it keeps going out? Is that the same session?
    - qbrass 4y ago
      You got too stoned to remember you're smoking a joint, but remembered you took 24 hits? They'd probably tell you to get a job at the IRS.
      - soulofmischief 4y ago
        That's why I keep an abacus on hand when smoking my joints.
lampshades 4y ago
I don’t think it is their choice, but putting my opinion out there just so they know there’s a potential pool of applicants if this is dealt with.
tannhauser23 4y ago
Yeah, and it's even worse because FBI, NSA, etc. lose thousands of potential recruits every year because of the weed ban.
- hulitu 4y ago
  If you smoke enough you are qualified for politics.
  - Red_Leaves_Flyy 4y ago
    Weed is More popular with their staff. Politicians tend to prefer blow.
ElevenLathe 4y ago
Totally agree, we wouldn't want to put our illegal shadow government in the position of having to break the law.

runjake 4y ago

Just to clarify, but recognizing the OP is probably referring to ongoing use: - CIA will consider you if you smoked marijuana in the past, up until 90 days before applying -- or after applying. - CIA will consider you if you have used illicit drugs up until a year prior to applying at CIA. https://www.cia.gov/cia-requirements/ https://www.cia.gov/cia-requirements/

tannhauser23 4y ago

Back in college, two of my friends went to a CIA recruiting event. One friend was a native Farsi speaker and the other was born in Korea. Both came back dejected because the recruiter said they could not apply until at least a year had passed since they last smoked marijuana. Both ended up going to law school instead; few years after our graduation, Iran and North Korea made surprising (to U.S. intelligence) advances in their nuclear programs. Think of all the resources we lose every year because of the stupid federal prohibition of weed.

rolph 4y ago

you dont actually have to be a member, there are a lot of contractors. pass the background checks so you can get security clearance, and offer the most consistent best of your ability. depending on where you go, it may be an asset to be able to identify fake drugs vs real, and to be able to function reliably if you are somehow intoxicated by a beverage spiked with extreme quantities of THC.