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MDMA / Ecstasy

What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, never a prediction.

Decided cases
213
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
26%
55 granted · 158 denied or revoked

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.

ConditionIn granted casesIn denied cases
¶ 26(a)286
¶ 26(b)216
¶ 26(c)51

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 1 granted case

Recent decided examples

  • ISCR 07-00852 granted · 2008
    The applicant in this case sought a security clearance in connection with his employment at a defense contractor. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR)
  • ISCR 18-02216 granted · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 43-year-old individual who sought a security clearance and faced allegations under Guideline H, concerning drug involvement and substance misuse. The Statement of Reas
  • ISCR 24-00064 denied · 2024
    The 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
  • ISCR 18-02397 denied · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 29-year-old employee of a defense contractor who sought a security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concerns under Guide

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Related issues under Guideline H

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