Federal Officials Relax Rules on Past Drug Use

New York Times: “During the past five years, the United States military gave more than 3,400 new recruits who failed a drug test on their first day a grace period to try again…”

“Agencies like the C.I.A. and the F.B.I. have adopted more lenient rules regarding past use of marijuana among job candidates… And later this year, the Biden administration is expected to take another major step, scaling back how deeply the government delves into the drug histories of people applying for a security clearance.”