White House staffers asked to resign or work remotely after revealing past marijuana use

Several White House staffers were asked to resign, were suspended or are working remotely after revealing past marijuana use during their background checks, sources familiar with the situation tell CNN.

Five people are no longer employed at the White House, while additional staffers are working remotely while their "suitability clearance" is pending, a senior White House official said. In many of the cases involving staffers who are no longer employed, additional security factors were in play, including for some hard drug use, the official said. Staffers were informed of the decisions over the course of the past month, two sources familiar with the situation said.