How long until marijuana is legal in the military?

Would you mind if I asked you to elaborate why?

ENS (Join to see) - Not at all. The question asked was how long until marijuana is legal in the military, meaning active duty service members openly using marijuana. In my opinion, the military is an occupation that is held to a higher standard of professionalism due to the trust imposed that they meet the mental and physical fitness required of the job. Much like a police officer or airline pilot. Marijuana use, even off duty, is not compatible with that, in my opinion. I am not opposed to medical or even recreational legalization, but employers should maintain the right to test for it a condition of employment.

SPC Andrew Griffin - You must have been in a different military.

SGT Jerrold Pesz - I think I have

SPC Andrew Griffin - Sailors used to recurve a daily alcohol ration on the ship. It's only been the last century that booze hasn't been allowed on ships, there are still beer days for long underway periods, and the US is the only major naval power to not have a ready supply of liquor onboard. So the military clearly isn't a drug free institution (assuming you understand the actual definition of a drug.)

I'm also curious how you think recruitment will work after marijuana is legalized. Currently. It's a pretty big red flag if people admit to ever trying it, but you can't hold a legal activity against someone. If they are over the required age to consume alcohol, you can't get away with asking if they've ever had a beer as a screening question. As use becomes common, you have to accept one of two realities: a, you have a bunch of former pot smokers in your midsts or b, you have a bunch of people who have lied about smoking with you. The former is an acknowledgement that the prohibition of marijuana is a losing battle at best that the military can't fight when society has accepted it. The latter means the armed services are only attracting a continually lower quality of soldier sailor, airman, and marine. I'd personally not like to see the second case prove true. So while the military can continue to resist societal change in theory, the end result is not worth it. People will enjoy their freedoms. The best and brightest will not be attracted to an organization that arbitrarily bans something because of propaganda put forth but a newspaper magnate who was protecting his paper monopoly.

Once society accepts marijuana, the military will follow suit. And hell, we are already looking at using much harder drugs for medical treatments (i.e. ecstasy for PTSD).

Marijuana is a drug. No other way to slice it. The damage that comes from drug use is not something the military need entertain. Those that joined, joined without having a question of what was expected from them when they spoke the oath of enlistment. Why they later think they need accommodated instead of fufilling their oath is a mystery to me. You want to smoke up, stay civilian.