A few White House staffers learned that the hard way recently. The Daily Beast reported that dozens of White House staffers have been suspended, asked to resign or assigned to remote work due to past marijuana use. Applicants for White House jobs are asked about past drug use as part of the vetting for the security clearance they’ll need to work there. Yet the Biden administration announced last month that past drug use wouldn’t automatically disqualify someone from getting a job in the White House. AdvertisementFederal prohibition is woefully out of step with the facts on the ground, and this White House staff issue is just another example of that illogical conflict.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 19, 2021 19:52 UTC