{"id":2215630,"date":"2024-04-08T13:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T17:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahomas-lankford-warns-cbp-on-prior-drug-use-by-recruits\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T13:51:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T17:51:48","slug":"oklahomas-lankford-warns-cbp-on-prior-drug-use-by-recruits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahomas-lankford-warns-cbp-on-prior-drug-use-by-recruits\/","title":{"rendered":"Lankford from Oklahoma cautions CBP about recruits&#8217; past drug use"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foklahomas-lankford-warns-cbp-on-prior-drug-use-by-recruits%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2215630&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Oklahoma Senator James Lankford wrote a letter cautioning U.S.\u2062 Customs \u2062and Border \u2063Protection (CBP) against relaxing \u200dtheir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-legalizes-recreational-marijuana\/\" title=\"New York Legalizes Recreational Marijuana\">marijuana policy<\/a> \u200cfor Border\u2063 Patrol\u2064 recruits. Previously, CBP checked applicants&#8217; marijuana use history \u200cover two years, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-executive-allison-gollust-resigns-following-investigation-into-jeff-zucker-chris-cuomo-misconduct\/\" title=\"CNN Executive Allison Gollust Resigns Following Investigation Into Jeff Zucker, Chris Cuomo Misconduct\">policy changed<\/a> \u2063to only reviewing the \u200blast 90 days. Lankford highlighted\u200d the conflict with federal laws regarding marijuana&#8217;s\u200c Schedule I classification in the Controlled Substances Act.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1795781195490368282\" data-legacy-message-id=\"18ebe57b9b879b1a\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":m7\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":m6\" class=\"a3s aiL\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Oklahoma GOP Sen. James Lankford <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lankford.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Letter-to-CBP-on-Marijuana-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gop-sen-security-threat-border-patrols-drug-use-standards&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712678270348000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3h7-emWQ0VGrniIAFAh-UP\">wrote a letter<\/a> warning U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) not to loosen its policy on the use of marijuana by Border Patrol agent recruits before they had applied for the job.<\/p>\n<p>The CPB\u2019s previous policy involved looking back through the prior two years before applying for employment to determine if the recruit had used marijuana; the policy had been changed to only checking the previous 90 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you are aware, marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act,\u201d Lankford wrote to Troy A. Miller, a senior official performing the duties of the commissioner for CBP. He noted CBP briefers told his staff that the change had been effected in part \u201cbecause of confusion between Federal law and state law in states where marijuana has been legalized. However, as a Federal agency, CBP should ensure its personnel comply with Federal law regarding the illicit or otherwise prohibited use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">controlled substances<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBriefers noted to my staff that recruits who admit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/londons-khan-moves-to-decriminalise-cannabis-choosing-counselling-over-arrest-report\/\" title=\"London\u2019s Khan Moves To Decriminalise Cannabis, Choosing Counselling over Arrest: Report\">marijuana usage<\/a> during their polygraph often admit to other disqualifying criminal conduct,\u201d he continued. \u201cIn addition to users\u2019 decisions, the marijuana industry and markets in states where marijuana has been legalized often are riddled with corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 marijuana use has been shown to increase schizophrenia and psychosis among users, particularly among young adults \u2014 an age range that CBP targets as potential recruits for U.S. Border Patrol agents,\u201d he pointed out, noting that a \u201crogue or corrupt Border Patrol agent has the \u2018potential to cause <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-energy-department-drag-queen-gets-q-clearance-six-figure-government-salary\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Energy Department Drag Queen Gets Q Clearance, Six Figure Government Salary\">exceptionally grave damage<\/a> to national security\u2019 and could produce a \u2018substantial or even inestimable amount of harm or serious damage to the public trust.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn evaluating this policy change, was CBP aware of the effects of marijuana on users, including a higher incidence of psychosis or schizophrenia? If so, how did this factor into CBP\u2019s decision?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the National Conference of State Legislatures, legislation to regulate marijuana for non-medical purposes or adult usage has been enacted in 24 states, as well as two territories and Washington, D.C. The NCSL\u2019s data was updated Nov. 8, 2023,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gop-sen-security-threat-border-patrols-drug-use-standards\">Fox News noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oklahoma Senator James Lankford advised U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to maintain strict regulations on marijuana use among Border Patrol recruits. He emphasized the importance of considering applicants&#8217; history up to two years prior to their job application to uphold standards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2215631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1930882762.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2215630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1930882762.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2215630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2215631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2215630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2215630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2215630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}