as someone with no degree and a criminal record for something similar (probably worse in fact - being found in possession with some 250g (9oz) of cannabis - whi

as someone with no degree and a criminal record for something similar (probably worse in fact - being found in possession with some 250g (9oz) of cannabis - which here at the time counted as supply due to quantity) i can tell you first hand that it shouldn't be a serious problem for you. i would add though that in most of the civilised world this is not an issue. the US law regarding drugs is almost universally viewed from the outside as being massively unjust. (again i find myself saying 'except for the US' when discussing the 'civilised' world - this is tiresome) the truth is that people are quite aware of right and wrong for the most part - but many areas of the law are not - your employer might make their own decision in this regard, even if they are a big company - unless they can afford to reject the best they need to consider drop outs and criminals. a quick look at the 'elite' of todays tech world shows a bunch of drop outs and criminals... i know that here in the UK i was open every time i applied for a job about my conviction - even though it is spent it still comes up and becomes known. it never caused me a problem, and its an interesting conversation at worst... this included some pretty large companies, Virgin Media, Codemasters and J Sainsbury to name a few. it wouldn't surprise me if their official policy on such things is to not care - and I can imagine Google, MS, Amazon etc. will have similar properties - the fact that Bill Gates has a record is quite a popular piece of trivia for example, it would be hypocritical for MS to have employment strategy that would rule out hiring the next Gates... surely?