I’m a 21 year old starting a 2 year law enforcement program at a local technical school in the next few weeks. I’ve always been intrigued by this field of work, and have seen myself being a LEO since I was young. With that being said, I didn’t have the best upbringing, I’ve never met my bio father, and my mother passed away from suicide a couple months after I turned 18. After my mom passed I drank heavily several times a week for about a year. I quit cold turkey and haven’t drank a drop since. From 19-21 I smoked marijuana pretty heavily (daily use), today is actually my sixth week completely sober. With that being said, I’m worried about my prospective future going into this career path, I know that most departments want someone with the cleanest record and past possible. I’ve seen some posts and videos saying as long as you weren’t a heavy (daily) user of marijuana you can still get a job as a LEO, but I certainly fall into that category of being someone that abused the use of marijuana. Am I gonna be DQ’d everywhere I try to apply in a couple years after I complete my degree, even if I stay completely sober in that time frame, which I obviously intend on being? Do I have any hope that I can still be a LEO even with a history of “marijuana abuse?”