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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Mar 19, 2021, 03:00 PM Mar 2021

Psaki says few White House staffers ousted due to marijuana policy [View all]

The White House on Friday sought to downplay the number of staffers whose jobs have been derailed by their prior cannabis use.

A Daily Beast article published Thursday reported that “dozens of young White House staffers have been suspended, asked to resign, or placed in a remote work program” because of admissions of prior marijuana use.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that fewer than a half dozen people had fully lost their jobs after disclosing marijuana use.

“The bottom line is this: of the hundreds of people hired, only five people who had started working at the White House are no longer employed as a result of this policy,” she wrote in a two-part message on Twitter.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/psaki-says-few-white-house-staffers-ousted-due-to-marijuana-policy/ar-BB1eL3xt?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=DELLDHP

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interesting. ColinC Mar 2021 #1
just like that? not given a warning first? IcyPeas Mar 2021 #2
If it's tied to security clearances, there are warnings built into the process. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #6
Still a stupid policy that benefits nobody. ZZenith Mar 2021 #3
Actually it benefits the alcohol makers questionseverything Mar 2021 #15
Who will watch out for the alcohol makers?! ZZenith Mar 2021 #16
Biden has never been pro legalization questionseverything Mar 2021 #17
Recreational use of alcohol is legal, as long as you are an adult. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #18
And biden has the power to change this Calculating Mar 2021 #25
Actually, he doesn't. It is a law - Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #26
Nixon got it scheduled in group 1 without congress Calculating Mar 2021 #27
Its halfway between - Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #28
He could certainly say it wont be enforced MichMan Mar 2021 #29
He can certainly deprioritize prosecution of the law. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #30
What's the Daily Beast's agenda? lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #4
So 'OMG!! DOZENS!" is actually 5 people. Budi Mar 2021 #5
I'd they failed to disclose on their security clearance Phoenix61 Mar 2021 #7
Suspect this is what happened. meadowlander Mar 2021 #8
Precisely, do not lie. Polly Hennessey Mar 2021 #10
It depends on the job. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #19
"....there were additional factors at play..." chowder66 Mar 2021 #9
The Original Story Failed to Disclose There Were "Other Factors" Involved Besides Marijuana n/t Indykatie Mar 2021 #11
why is it ANYONE Skittles Mar 2021 #12
You mean that, of all the people in the White House, not one smoked a joint in college? JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2021 #13
Biden has never been pro legalization even though 70 percent of the country wants it questionseverything Mar 2021 #14
Somewhat misleading. Another article says that other factors were at play for some of the staffers. sciencescience Mar 2021 #20
I wonder what the other Cha Mar 2021 #21
If they were fired for something else, why mention marijuana at all? MichMan Mar 2021 #23
That's five too many Gruff B. Gus Mar 2021 #22
I saw reports that they were told past use was OK, so they admitted it MichMan Mar 2021 #24
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