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Yes. And if you lie about it, they will find out, and you will not get the job. If you are honest about it, you should be fine.

VERY LIMITED experimentation with marijuana is not grounds for disqualification from becoming a police officer. HOWEVER, recent use, chronic use (even if not recent), sales, cultivation, trafficking, etc. will disqualify you.

Yes. All police departments that I am aware of give a polygraph exam as part of the application and recruitment process. They ask all sorts of questions, and as the first answer stated, some questions deal with past drug use. If you have used marijuana in the past it is best to be honest. If it was many years ago, they often will overlook that. If it was recently, they probably won't hire you - either because you tell them the truth, or you lie and they catch you in the polygraph.

A GOOD POLYGRAPH OPERATOR WILL ADMINISTER THE TEST WITH BACKGROUND INFORMATION KNOWN ABOUT YOU. THE OPERATOR WILL ELICIT QUESTIONS TO MAKE YOU LIE OR TELL THE TRUTH. IN THE INITIAL SET UP I USE TO ASK YOUR NAME AND GIVE THE WRONG NAME TO SEE YOUR RESPONSE. ALL THE TEST DOES IS SEEK THE TRUTH ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL. IT CANNOT BE USED AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW. FOR INSTANCE LETS SAY YOU HAD A DRIVING RECORD VIOLATION. IF I WOULD ASK, WERE YOU ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING ON XX XX XXXX DATE. YES SHOULD BE THE RESPONSE. MANY FEEL THAT THEY WERE NOT ARRESTED BECAUSE THEY WERE GIVEN A TICKET? THUS THEY RESPOND NO BOTH ARE CORRECT ANSWERS AND BOTH WOULD BE CORRECTLY ANSWERED. SO THE POLYGRAPH EXAMINER MUST SCREEN ALL QUESTIONS BASED UPON A TRUE RESPONSE TO GET AN ACCURATE READING OF WHOM THE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE HIRING. A GOOD QUESTION AND USUALLY ASKED IS DO YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND. KNOWING YOU DO THE ANSWER SHOULD BE YES.

yes. they ask you multiple questions including drug use history

YES THEY WILL.

not without your permission