“The integrity of the FBI is a known national treasure that must be protected,” said retired Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey, who used to head the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. “But there should be no hard and fast rule that suggests you can’t ever have used drugs.”

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“What people did when they were 18 or 21, I think that is pretty irrelevant,” said Richard Clarke, a former top White House counterterrorism adviser. “We have to recognize there are a couple of generations now who regarded marijuana use, while it’s technically illegal, as nothing more serious than jaywalking.”

I find it amusing that they’re essentially being forced into this by other agencies who have already come to a more realistic stance because they can’t hire those agencies’ already trained and competent personnel under their current, more restrictive policy.