Psilocybin / Hallucinogenic Mushrooms

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.

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).

• abstinence period documented · credited in 1 granted case
• 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 18-00120 granted · 2019
  The applicant in this case was a 31-year-old software engineer who applied for a security clearance on May 5, 2017. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) on February 16, 2018, …
• ISCR 08-11596.a1 denied · 2010
  The applicant in this case sought a security clearance but was denied due to concerns under Guideline H (Drug Involvement) and Guideline E (Personal Conduct). The Statement of Reasons indicated that t…
• 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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