OPM: Marijuana Not an Automatic Disqualifier for Federal Employment

Article Title: OPM: Marijuana Not an Automatic Disqualifier for Federal Employment

Article Snip: "...still in effect, it noted, is the Drug-Free Federal Workplace executive order which specifies that federal employees are required to refrain from the use of illegal drugs; the use of illegal drugs by federal employees, whether on or off duty, is contrary to the efficiency of the service; and that persons who currently use illegal drugs are not suitable for federal employment...But it says those rules “do not permit agencies to automatically find individuals unsuitable for federal employment based on either factor. Rather, when agencies consider the suitability or fitness..."

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