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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

14 months 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

14 months ago

Air Force, Space Force may let in applicants who test positive for THC

“We have to be realistic today,” Air Force recruiting boss Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

15 months ago

Illegal pot farm growth has locals asking for Oregon National Guard help

Oregon's governor is holding off on a deployment for now but could reconsider next year, her office said.

2 years ago

Semper Party: Coast Guard offloads record $1.4 billion haul of coke and weed

More than $1.4 billion worth of cocaine and marijuana was offloaded in Florida by the Coast Guard.

2 years ago

Air Force Academy cadet pleads guilty to using LSD, MDMA, cocaine and more

The cadet first class will be jailed for six months, and he will be discharged from the academy after his guilty plea.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

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