White House Staffers Fired or Pushed to Resign over Past Cannabis Use

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On March 18, the White House announced that it was firing or asking dozens of its staffers to resign for having consumed cannabis in their past, regardless of having done so in legal states. The Daily Beast reported that up to dozens of staffers were either put on probation or fired because they had revealed past cannabis use on their official applications when applying for jobs in the White House. It seems President Joe Biden stepped on a beehive and out came his enduring support for the War on Drugs. Understanding that strict background checks would be undertaken, cannabis usage was not supposed to have been a problem, so they told the truth. The policies were ever explained, the threshold for what was excusable and what was inexcusable was never explained,” said one staffer who was asked to resign.

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It seems President Joe Biden stepped on a beehive and out came his enduring support for the War on Drugs. On March 18, the White House announced that it was firing or asking dozens of its staffers to resign for having consumed cannabis in their past, regardless of having done so in legal states. 

The Daily Beast reported that up to dozens of staffers were either put on probation or fired because they had revealed past cannabis use on their official applications when applying for jobs in the White House. Understanding that strict background checks...

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