You don't belong in LE if you are still smoking weed. Sorry but in our culture "weed" is taboo. Yes you can make the argument that alcohol is more dangerous, fact is that marijuana is illegal and you must respect that in LE even if you disagree with it. Even if you do pass the poly, how you going to pass the urine test?

Hmmm... so because I smoke weed you all think I'm unfit for LE duty?  That's odd how society can define moral boundaries even when common sence would lead us in a different direction.  And who in society has such a problem with marijuana that they would stigmatize an individual for his recreational use of marijuana?  It just never ceases to amaze me how many people endanger themselfs and other with alcohol and society just smiles and says, "Ohh, he was just drunk."  Personally, I would ten times over rather have a stoner riding shotgun than an alchy.  And if the local PD dosen't want me then I can always go back to shooting bad guys overseas like I use to.  And anxiety, as for your question on the UA, I can pass that no problem.  In the physical condition that I am in if I stop for a week and run a few miles a day I'll be good as new mate.  Now, while I may not agree with anxiety and 40 I do aprreciate their responce and postition.  However, I will still apply to the local PD.  I prefer to be judged on past perfomance and expected potential not on personal choices.  Discriminating against marijuana users to me is hypocritical.  But that's just my opinion.  Lol, and now it's time for all the rebutals.  This could be fun...

BlackJhack wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2005 at 11:32pm:


So tell me dear BlackJhack, what other laws do I disagree with?  Lol, Bob Marley huh?  That's funny.  But isn't he dead?  And aside from that I think I'm a little over qualified to be a security gaurd but thanks for the chuckle.  So let's go gents, either help me out by giving me tips or try and talk me out of it.  But the one thing I can assure you of is this, when the proverbial shit hits the fan any officer would love to have me as his partner.

Well, sapper, I just met you, but you purchase, possess, and use an illegal substance. Those are 3 basic laws that you don't uphold. If you have ever shared your drugs with a friend you are now guilty of distribution. I am glad that you are here speaking of "moral boundaries", seeing as how you are here to talk about lying to the agency you are going to test for. How can you talk about "moral boundaries" and then ask if you should lie all in the same breath? It doesn't sound like you have a whole lot of boundaries, and since you don't, I don't believe that you are cut out to be a cop.
     You also say that you are over-qualified to be security, well, you are obviously not qualified to work in LE, because if you went in and told the truth they would not hire you. I think you should re-evaluate what it is that you are trying to accomplish. I know that if I had a partner that had lied to get into the same department that I had worked my ass off to get into , I would trust him about as far as I could throw him.
     I hear Wal-mart security is looking for a few brave soldiers, son......  
     

Well for one, each department has its own standards as to how much of a drug one could have used and specifically how long ago this was.  To be honest I don't think it was your marijuana smoking that got you DQ'd, but the mushroom use since they are a hallucinogen.   

IF a particualr department DQ's you then look for one that will accept your drug usage and apply there.

Coxion, as dimas stated, each department has it's own set of policies. As far as I understand, some departments (LAPD, LASO) have a certain "cut off", to which they will disqualify, depending on the amount of times you have smoked marijuana. No department that I know of will release the number of times the "cut off" is, but if you go over their set number, you are DQ'd. 
More departments are "forgiving" on the "experimentation" of marijuana and some other drugs, but if you show a pattern of habitual use, the department(s) may see this as a potential problem, and we all know that all departments are trying to avoid any problems with employees, because mistakes are very costly to the city and the department.
Again, I have to agree with dimas. Some departments are more forgiving of certain "sins". Don't give up, do some research, figure out if there is another department you would like to work for, call a recruiter, explain your situation and go for it. All they can do is say "No".