>the most a conviction will get you is community service and unsupervised probation.
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>And a record that could very well affect future employment or (believe it or not) consulting gigs. Unless, of course, you find that kind of existence appealing.


Bill Clinton probably did inhale, George W. Bush became the first US President to enter office with a criminal record, and Obama talked about his experiences with weed and coke in a book before even running for president.

I'm not sure I'd want to work at a company that has stricter rules against what I do in my own time than the leader of the free world.