KEYWORD: Drugs

DIGEST: Applicant has a chronic, painful, medical condition. To manage it, she has used marijuana for medicinal purposes, under her state’s medical marijuana program, since about December 2017, and continues to do so. During most of this time, she has held an active security clearance. Despite her awareness of marijuana’s continued illegality under federal law, Applicant intends to continue using marijuana for medical purposes. Security concerns under Guideline H, drug involvement and substance misuse, are not mitigated. Applicant’s eligibility for continued access to classified information is denied.

CASE NO: 20-00384.h1

DATE: 03/08/2021