Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline H · Drug Involvement
Marijuana
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, never a prediction.
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.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 26(a) | 599 | 141 |
| ¶ 26(b) | 450 | 71 |
| ¶ 26(c) | 130 | 45 |
| ¶ 26(d) | 28 | 7 |
What judges credited in granted cases
Specific circumstances the judge expressly credited, among the granted cases on this issue where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).
- acknowledgment and remorse · credited in 49 granted cases
- abstinence period documented · credited in 21 granted cases
- passage of time · credited in 9 granted cases
- signed intent with revocation clause · credited in 8 granted cases
- severed ties to using friends · credited in 6 granted cases
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 23-01048 granted · 2024the national interest to grant the Applicant eligibility for access to classified information. The Applicant, a 46-year-old defense contractor, faced security concerns under Guidelines H (Drug Invol…
- ISCR 06-26217.h1 granted · 2007The applicant in this case was a 28-year-old mechanical engineer employed by a defense contractor since June 2003, seeking to retain his security clearance. The allegations in the Statement of Reasons…
- ISCR 24-01935 denied · 2025The applicant in this case was a 28-year-old employee of a defense contractor who applied for a security clearance on March 21, 2024. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) on J…
- ISCR 24-00064 denied · 2024The applicant in this case was a 32-year-old mechanical engineer employed by a federal contractor since May 2020. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) addressed security concerns under Gu…
Related issues under Guideline H
- Unspecified Drug Involvement · 1,570 cases
- Cocaine · 709 cases
- Drug Distribution / Dealing · 513 cases
- Stated Intent to Use Again · 494 cases
- Drug Test Failure · 368 cases
- Psilocybin / Hallucinogenic Mushrooms · 335 cases
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