This article was originally published on The Fresh Toast and appears here with permission.
In a big step for the military to join the 21st century in late September, the Air Force and Space Force announced a new pilot program that would grant certain applicants who test positive for THC, the main psychoactive component in marijuana, a chance to retest and possibly join the ranks. Between 30 September – 31 December 2022 — the Air Force Recruiting Service granted waivers to 43 applicants who tested positive for THC. This was a larger know then expected.
Those numbers “could mean as more states adopt more leniency toward cannabis and THC derivatives, we anticipate a continued increase” in waiver requests, Air Force Recruiting Service spokeswoman Chrissy Cuttita.
Approximately, 87 percent of new recruits are 18- to 24-year-olds, compared to about 29 percent of the comparable civilian population. Twenty-three states have full recreational marijuana, but more importantly the under …