A Drug Test Cost a DEA Agent His Job. He Sued and Got It Back.

The Drug Enforcement Administration regarded Anthony Armour as an “outstanding” special agent on the front lines of the nation’s opioid epidemic. But in 2019, a routine drug test derailed his career. Months earlier, Armour said he had begun using CBD oil, which is derived from hemp, to treat chronic pain, deeming it safer than the highly addictive painkillers that were the focus of his criminal investigations. His failed drug test led the government to fire him, setting off a lengthy court battl

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