I interviewed for a state-regulated medicinal job about a month ago. During the interview, they asked when I could start and mentioned that I should expect to see the results from the background check in two weeks. They also said I would need to pass a drug test before starting. Now, it's been almost five weeks, and I haven't heard anything back. I sent a follow-up email at the four-week mark to check for updates and to see if they needed any more information from me, but I still haven't received a response. I'm feeling uncertain because they never asked for my social security number, date of birth, or maiden name, which makes me wonder how they're conducting the background check. I've never experienced a background check that took this long, and I've always had to fill out a form to provide my information and consent. I'm starting to question whether I should accept that I might not hear back from them or if it's normal for these processes to take this long. Has anyone else gone through something similar?