Members consuming products containing hemp seed jeopardize career Published April 16, 2015 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. -- Food products containing hemp seed or hemp oil seed could cause members to show positive on drug tests. Hemp products can now be found in food. Members should read any and all ingredient labels since the inclusion of hemp products is normally not advertised. While some states have made marijuana legal, it's federally illegal and its consumption is prohibited on base and for service members. "It all comes down to knowing what you put in your body," said Estela Clunie, 482nd Fighter Wing drug demand reduction program manager. "Some food products contain hemp and military members must be vigilant and aware of what they are ingesting since Air Force prohibits military members from ingesting any product that contains or is derived from hemp seed or hemp seed oil." According to Clunie, three members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, are being discharged due to positive drug test results since the fiscal year began. Last year there were four members discharged on those grounds in the entire year she said. With marijuana becoming more socially acceptable members should take care to read ingredient labels to ensure they don't accidentally ingest anything containing hemp seed or hemp seed oil. According to the Drug Demand Reduction Program Air Force Instructions studies have shown that ingestion of products containing hemp seed or hemp seed oil may contain varying levels of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, an active ingredient of marijuana, which is detectable under the AF Drug Testing Program.