A Department of Energy (DOE) contractor has recently lost his clearance eligibility by using CBD for back pain. The DOE contractor has had clearance for over a decade.
Over the years, some back problems came up, and last summer he was prescribed opioids for pain relief. Fearing opioid addiction, he researched alternative means of pain management and his doctor suggested CBD products. He was concerned it wouldn’t be strong enough, though. His wife used a THC product for her own pain management and suggested he try that. So ultimately he used a combination of CBD and THC topical product, as well as a vaping pen. Three months later he was selected for a random urinalysis at work, where THC was found in his urine, and he was terminated from his position. A Department of Energy judge reviewed the employee’s appeal, but under the current guidelines, the judge declined to reinstate clearance eligibility. Comments are closed.
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