Guideline H: Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse Archives - National Security Lawyers Association

Security Clearances: Self Reporting With Tully Rinckey PLLC, Tony Kuhn

Featured Attorney: Anthony Kuhn

Published: June 22, 2022

Tags: Guideline A: Allegiance to the United States, Guideline B: Foreign Influence, Guideline C: Foreign Preference, Guideline E: Personal Conduct, Guideline F: Financial Considerations, Guideline H: Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse, Guideline I: Psychological Conditions

Kathleen Smith Hi, this is Kathleen and welcome to this special security clearance focused episode of our podcast with our special guest Anthony Kuhn of Tully Rinckey PLLC. Tony, thank you for joining us this afternoon. Can you tell me who you are, who you work for, and a little bit about yourself?...

Will ‘Outside Activities’ Lead to Security Review?

Published: March 8, 2022

Tags: Guideline A: Allegiance to the United States, Guideline E: Personal Conduct, Guideline G: Alcohol Consumption, Guideline H: Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse, Guideline J: Criminal Conduct, Guideline K: Handling Protected Information, Guideline L: Outside Activities, Guideline M: Use of Information Technology Systems

Not all security clearance concerns are equal. When a large volume of agency Statement of Reasons passes through your office, you begin to recognize trends. Guideline E, Personal Conduct and Guideline J, Criminal Conduct are the jokers of the card deck, often added to underscore character issues and augment guidelines of greater subject-matter specificity....

How to Obtain or Maintain a Security Clearance Despite Prior Drug Use

Published: October 19, 2021

Tags: Guideline H: Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse

Under Guideline H, Drug Involvement, the government may have security concerns about past or current illegal drug use since this can raise questions as to your judgment, trustworthiness, reliability, and integrity. Those possessing a security clearance are required to be responsible and reliable when it comes to their duties, and this responsibility is not limited to official activity during business hours....

When will marijuana be federally legal and what would it mean for troops, clearance holders?

Featured Attorney: Anthony Kuhn

Published: July 24, 2021

Tags: Guideline H: Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse, Guideline I: Psychological Conditions

You might have read recent comments by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas regarding the legalization of marijuana. His comments were likely an indication of what justices might be thinking regarding this hotly debated issue. Currently, as many as 38 states have legalized marijuana for one purpose or another....

Marijuana Investments: Will this cost you your security clearance and your career?

Published: June 21, 2021

Tags: Guideline H: Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse

Over the last year, there has been a surge in interest in two distinct areas for the average citizen: marijuana and the stock market. Changes in many states’ laws have encouraged people to visit their local dispensaries more frequently as marijuana and cannabis usage becomes normalized culturally....

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