Drug Possession (charge or arrest)

Official mitigating conditions in play

The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are cases, not percentages of everything. Read what each condition says.

Recent decided examples

• ISCR 16-00851.h1 granted · 2018
  The judge found that the applicant mitigated the personal conduct concerns related to his past marijuana use and arrests. The applicant's conduct was deemed to not cast doubt on his current reliabilit…
• ISCR 09-08299.h1 granted · 2010
  The judge found that the applicant mitigated the drug involvement security concerns, granting eligibility for access to classified information. The applicant admitted to past drug use, including marij…
• ISCR 20-01095 denied · 2021
  The applicant in this case was a 37-year-old employee of a federal contractor who sought a security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concerns under Guide…
• ISCR 20-00125 denied · 2022
  The applicant in this case was a 31-year-old engineer seeking a security clearance, who faced allegations under Guideline H regarding drug involvement and substance misuse, as well as Guideline J and …

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