Most feds aren't drug tested and don't have a security clearance, though, just a public trust clearance. Those feds can do whatever they want. |
How about a shrooms chocolate bar a year ago? Same deal as pot or way worse?
Psilocybin mushrooms have been decriminalized in a lot of places. |
But they won’t go that far back - so you won’t be asked and you won’t have to lie. |
Lol, screwed |
Doubtful. |
I mean as far as asking you about your prior drug use. They might for other reasons. |
You can’t use marijuana or other drugs when holding a Public Trust. If you admit to it during a Public Trust renewal or upgrading to a Secret or TS clearance, it is an automatic disqualifier and you will lose your job. Never got drug tested in connection with my Public Trust - High Risk at two former agencies. When I accepted my job at a 3rd agency that required a TS, I had to do a drug test. |
Absolutely not.
Just don’t lie. |
Automatic disqualifier if you were a federal employee, military or law enforcement when you consumed a year ago. Likely disqualification if you consumed within 6 months prior to applying for the job. They are more relaxed with pot than shrooms. Though if if was an isolated incident and your references don’t know about it, then… |
Solid answer. |
Agreed. Don’t take our word for it, go read some clearance appeal cases. People get caught lying all the time. And they never win their appeals. |
Yep. They will talk to neighbors. It is not just people you list. |
Whatever. The people doing background investigations are not the sharpest tools in the shed. They are not super detectives or else they’d have sexier jobs. They are mostly phoning it in and aren’t going to “branch out” in any way that’s going to turn up your stoner friend from years ago. |
Who’s dumb enough to do drugs in front of their neighbors? |
We don’t want / need druggies in the government hopefully you get disqualified. |