If you are a recent or frequent user of illegal drugs, including marijuana, you need to know that CIA is a drug-free workplace.
Drug abuse is one of the common reasons a security clearance is denied to applicants.
A career in intelligence can be enormously rewarding. It also demands the very best of the men and women who comprise the Agency's workforce. To meet the requirements of the work itself, intelligence professionals must be highly competent in their fields. To safeguard some of the nation's most sensitive information, CIA officers must be highly reliable and trustworthy. Woven through all aspects of their performance is the imperative to adhere to the highest standards of integrity.