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Beware of Using Marijuana Extracts
More than a year ago, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) added marijuana extracts to its list of Schedule 1 drugs. Schedule 1 drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Cannabidiol (CBD) and CBD oils are considered extracts. These
Latest NBIB Investigation Backlog Numbers
The National Background Investigations Bureau released their first report in response to Public Law 115-173 (also known as the SECRET Act of 2018) and the numbers are staggering. Here is a quick look as of July 2018: DoD Employees and Contractors 282,489 initial national security investigations (84,289 for Top Secret
You’re mixing up two different things: what is legal everywhere vs. what the U.S. government can hold its cleared personnel accountable for. Security clearances aren’t a “follow only local laws”…
Personal Conduct guideline needs to have boundaries set. The government will abuse that guideline to deny a clearance if the government doesn’t like that person. Some of things that are…
Yup, they denied me on petty nonsense , because i shared a “naughty” pic with a girl i was seeing and because i got in an argument defending guys i…
My mind goes to “if you have to ask, you can’t afford it”