Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
If a person hangs out, past or present, with people who use drugs then I would question that persons qualifications to hold any kind of security clearance.
Oh, come on. Who
doesn't use drugs? Ibuprofin for a headache? Cup of coffee (caffeine) to wake up in the morning? Smoke (nicotine) break to calm down? Beer, wine, or cocktail (alcohol) to relax after work? Smoke a bowl or a joint (cannabis) to relax after work or before heading off on a hike in the wilderness (or safer,
vaporize it)? Take some
MDMA at a party with friends once in a long while? I know many, many, adults who use drugs -- both recreational and medicinal, legal in their present location and not -- responsibly. Very few people who use drugs, even drugs that our federal governement presently prohibits adults from possessing, use them in a problematic manner. Use of drugs, much less association with people who use them, has no bearing on one's qualifications to hold a security clearance.