How long until marijuana is legal in the military?

I appreciate all the responses I have received with this question. I've heard both sides and strong opinions from many respected members of the RallyPoint community. Yet another example of how dynamic and supportive this community is.

it should be soon it is safer than booze.

Unfortunately, the majority of statistics promoting pro-weed come from organizations that are pro-weed. For example:
https://www.merryjane.com/health/marijuana-based-drug-helps-kids-with-rare-form-of-epilepsy

The majority of statistics against weed legalization come from anti-weed organizations. For example:
http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/advocate-drug-task-force-legalizing-marijuana-harmful-101035/

Funny how that happens.

According to an interview Katie Couric conducted with the Governor of Colorado in May 2016, he says the effects are hardly as bad as he originally predicted. He also adds, however, it will take a few more years to truly analyze the effects on the state.
https://www.yahoo.com/katiecouric/gov-hickenlooper-on-clinton-vs-sanders-the-150201955.html

I tend to agree with those who say it is not likely it will or should be allowed in the military any time soon. As a former small unit commander I saw first hand what alcohol abuse could do to a person and a unit. Some of the stories about pot smoking in RVN have much truth to them. You don't want yr sailors down in the voids toking while underweigh and then reporting for watch. On the civilian side I don't see it as any worse than alcohol just another source of trouble if misused or overused.

ENS (Join to see), If it's legalized in the military, will it be leagal to use it if in combat?what will the military do when the smokers graduate to something that makes them feel more stoned? Marijuana was used a lot in Vietnam. It was used more after I left. I had a few VN buddies busted down to PVT, when they were caught here in the states at Ft. Campbell. The pot smokers graduated to hard drugs. Would anyone want to be on a battlefield with stoned buddies. I wouldn't. The stuff smoked in Vietnam was100%, uncut, marijuana. I saw several smokers stoned while on air assaults. I've never smoked it, and I never will, especially at my age. I wanted to know what was happening 100% of the time. No, I don't think it should be legal in the military. That would be one of the dumbest things the military could do. If I'm in pain all the time, I get some medicine from the VA, which usually does the trick, and I don't abuse it. The people in pain that smoke it, is their decision. I don't even drink or smoke anymore because smokers stink.

Just to reiterate, in this discussion service members would have be allowed to ingest THC while on duty; the same as they would not be able to ingest alcohol while on duty. The affects of alcohol on the mind dissipates at the rate of about 1 hour per drink. The affects of THC on the mind dissipates in approximately 1-3 hours depending on how the THC was administered (i.e smoked or ingested). This topic is about THC on liberty. There should still be a zero tolerance policy on being high or drunk while on duty..

It should not be legal. It alters the state of mind of people. I would not want to be on a mission with someone high. I would think they would not be of sound mind to carry out their assignments of the mission.

There we definitely a lot of mixed answers here. Were marijuana federally legalized, what types of stipulations would the military put in it besides the requirement of being sober while on duty.

I definitely appreciate all the comments and different point of views.

I hope it never get approved No one want some that is impaired they wont be able to do there Job.