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Billy Binion

The DOOBIE Act Would Limit Government Discrimination Against People Who Have Smoked Weed

There is perhaps good reason to be skeptical of legislation that comes packaged in a campy acronym. I am willing to make an exception today.

Sen. Gary Peters (D–Mich.) last week introduced a bill to prohibit the federal government from deeming an individual ineligible for employment or for a security clearance based solely on past marijuana use. The legislation is named the Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment Act of 2024, otherwise known as the DOOBIE Act. Heh.

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