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A guest takes a puff from a marijuana cigarette at the Sensi Magazine party celebrating the 4/20 holiday in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles on April 20, 2019. (Richard Vogel/AP)

Aim high: Air Force green-lights waivers for THC-positive applicants

The two-year pilot program is already underway and will end in September 2024.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

Lt. Col. Noel Colls, flight surgeon for the Air Force's "Thunderbirds" air demonstration squadron, administers the oath of enlistment to new recruits during the Wings Over Houston Airshow in Houston, Texas, Oct. 9, 2021. The team typically performs an enlistment ceremony at each show site. (Staff Sgt. Andrew D. Sarver/Air Force)

What’s missing from the conversation on Air Force recruiting?

The Air Force says it’s having one of the toughest recruiting stretches of the past quarter-century.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

Can soldiers consume CBD energy drinks?

There's no guarantee hemp products won't show up on Army drug tests.

By Sarah Sicard

3 years ago

Navy ramps up its regulation of CBD products

The service says the products "could negatively impact mission readiness."

By J.D. Simkins

4 years ago

Air Force advises airmen against using products containing CBD oil

The service warned that products with CBD oil, an abbreviation for cannabidiol oil and derived from the marijuana plant, may lead to positive results for airmen undergoing urinalysis designed to detect marijuana.

By Diana Stancy

5 years ago

Head of military school fired for using marijuana extract to treat cancer

He was dismissed from the school, where he had served as dean since 2009, for using the non-psychoactive CBD.

By J.D. Simkins

6 years ago