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  • The bill, known as the “Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment Act of 2024” or the “DOOBIE Act of 2024,” aims to limit the impact of past marijuana use on employment suitability and security clearance decisions. It prohibits federal agencies from denying a...

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    Imagine if you couldn’t get a cool job because you ate a candy a long time ago; this bill tries to make sure that the people deciding if you can have certain jobs, like working for the government, can’t say no just because someone used a certain type of candy (marijuana) in the past.

  • The DOOBIE Act of 2024 aims to change how past marijuana use is considered in government employment and security clearance processes. The bill prohibits making decisions on employment suitability or security clearance eligibility solely based on an individual's past use of...

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    The DOOBIE Act of 2024 is a plan to stop the government from saying no to a job or special permission just because someone used marijuana before. It makes sure the rules are updated to be fairer and wants to check how these changes might affect safety.