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George II

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7. Another fake "scandal" and failure of "transparency" down the drain. Next for the Biden bashers?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 09:08 AM

Mar 2021

By the way, this isn't very different from the first releases about White House staffers and marijuana usage, it's just a more explicit clarification of what happened, or didn't happen.

If we look back to last week when this first broke, it was pretty obvious that no one was dismissed but many people looked past that for some reason.

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NOW: From the WH regarding marijuana use among staff members [View all] Dennis Donovan Mar 2021 OP

Time to legalize it SheltieLover Mar 2021 #1

This. n/t ms liberty Mar 2021 #4

Fox News: White House run by potheads underpants Mar 2021 #2

also Fox News: Pot Discovered In Kitchen Fire nt taxi Mar 2021 #3

In close proximity to a kettle speak easy Mar 2021 #10

touche' taxi Mar 2021 #12

Police describe both Pot and Kettle as Black Ramsey Barner Mar 2021 #30

Judge denies bail Lefty Skates Mar 2021 #33

LoL 3auld6phart Mar 2021 #24

It's a binary thing. Our side bring people to happiness, . :) nt taxi Mar 2021 #29

And that's a bad thing because...? berni_mccoy Mar 2021 #8

Cannabis use ought to be 'don't ask, don't say' off-work activity sanatanadharma Mar 2021 #5

It should be legalized, people need to have good judgement to not go to work stoned Escurumbele Mar 2021 #6

100% should be legal everywhere Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #21

Another fake "scandal" and failure of "transparency" down the drain. Next for the Biden bashers? George II Mar 2021 #7

So what actually happened? I thought some staff were in fact let go.... TheRickles Mar 2021 #9

Yes, 5 were let go for cannabis use. This doesn't clarify much Arazi Mar 2021 #11

So were they let go for frequent use during the past 12 months? TheRickles Mar 2021 #14

and/or lying about said use dsc Mar 2021 #20

Maybe they were smoking in the break room. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #15

Probably weren't truthful which is seen as worse than the actual act JI7 Mar 2021 #22

Perhaps they were let go for using it on the job or being "under the influence" on the job.... George II Mar 2021 #31

I'd have to think that daily dealing with the likes of Xavier Breath Mar 2021 #13

Most likely for lying about using it JT45242 Mar 2021 #16

Where's the WH Official Statement??? Duppers Mar 2021 #17

Ok, from Forbes... Duppers Mar 2021 #19

Years back the owner of a local business considered doing drug tests on employees. twodogsbarking Mar 2021 #18

Just about the same thing at our office Betty88 Mar 2021 #27

Good. I hope whoever pushed this nonsense Takket Mar 2021 #23

no more new wars? RicROC Mar 2021 #25

I voted for them.. IbogaProject Mar 2021 #26

For all practical reasons it should be legal. Mr. Evil Mar 2021 #28

No one?? Does that mean that the White House is going to rehire the people they've already fired? progressoid Mar 2021 #32