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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Dec 9, 2022, 12:17 PM Dec 2022

WSJ News Exclusive Senate Drops Bid to Let Spy Agencies Hire Former Marijuana Users

A pair of Republican senators opposed a measure that would have prohibited spy agencies from disqualifying job candidates solely based on prior marijuana use

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WSJ News Exclusive | Senate Drops Bid to Let Spy Agencies Hire Former Marijuana Users
A pair of Republican senators opposed the measure, with one saying there were concerns it would affect the security clearance process,


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WSJ News Exclusive Senate Drops Bid to Let Spy Agencies Hire Former Marijuana Users (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 OP
So now they want to politicize agencies who might want to stop opiate dependency ExtremelyWokeMatt Dec 2022 #1
This actually puts the security of the organization in danger Darwins_Retriever Dec 2022 #2

ExtremelyWokeMatt

(161 posts)
1. So now they want to politicize agencies who might want to stop opiate dependency
Fri Dec 9, 2022, 12:28 PM
Dec 2022

By replaying Nixon era racist and ageist policies. I suppose they prefer old school Glen Beck’s getting hooked on easily addictive opiates when injured and raving about reefer madness. Nice way to step in it. Don’t let the karma smack you on your way out…



Some of us don’t mind laying off as needed but when you have medical conditions or pain and don’t use it on the job and can maintain professionalism there’s no good reason to forbid it, this is damaging to the hiring pool and current employees. The 90 day abstention policy is already too steep for the more understanding groups.

Count me disgusted.

At least they have discretion to not care about that sabotage. I figure they can find a way around this line item objection on the bill passage at some point too or in a near future bill.

Darwins_Retriever

(947 posts)
2. This actually puts the security of the organization in danger
Fri Dec 9, 2022, 01:21 PM
Dec 2022

Right now these agencies already have hired people who previously used marijuana, but lied during the security check. Now they are just continuing the lies. If our enemies discover these lies, then the employees/agents become targets for foreign intelligence.

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