<story><title>Senate votes to let people who’ve used marijuana work at intelligence agencies</title><url>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/senate-votes-to-let-people-whove-used-marijuana-work-at-intelligence-agencies-like-cia-and-nsa-as-part-of-defense-bill/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jeffreyrogers</author><text>You could already get a clearance with past marijuana use (and other drugs) but I guess this would just make it so someone couldn&amp;#x27;t be denied a clearance solely for that reason.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>VeninVidiaVicii</author><text>I got denied an internship at the CIA for my past drug use, which was entirely trying marijuana after it became legal in my home state. I don’t see how someone can possibly be expected to have the personality to gather (human) intel, but somehow not ever have smoked weed.</text></comment>
<story><title>Senate votes to let people who’ve used marijuana work at intelligence agencies</title><url>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/senate-votes-to-let-people-whove-used-marijuana-work-at-intelligence-agencies-like-cia-and-nsa-as-part-of-defense-bill/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jeffreyrogers</author><text>You could already get a clearance with past marijuana use (and other drugs) but I guess this would just make it so someone couldn&amp;#x27;t be denied a clearance solely for that reason.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jedberg</author><text>A (very talented) friend of mine was supposed to work at the White House during the Obama admin. He got as far as signing documents and moving from California to Washington DC.&lt;p&gt;That was when they told him that his offer was rescinded for past use of marijuana.  They said there were no exceptions to the rule, but it was the only reason he was denied.</text></comment>