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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the conviction of a man under a federal law that prohibits firearm possession by one who is “an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance”…
A judge in Texas has dismissed with prejudice a case against a man arrested with marijuana and firearms, citing Second Amendment concerns.
Hunter Biden avoided the consequences of a criminal justice system that punishes people for conduct that violates no one’s rights and compounds that punishment when they demand the trial…
In 1990, when Trump was famous as a billionaire New York developer rather than a politician, he called the war on drugs “a joke” and recommended legalization instead.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dealt another blow to the gun control regime by ruling the law banning marijuana users from owning firearms is unconstitutional.
Resident Biden, citing old-timey “gateway drug” concerns, has steadfastly resisted attempts to resolve this conflict by repealing the federal ban on marijuana.
NY state has made it impossible to exercise the GOD-given right to keep & bear arms. Now we see the same strategy being applied to Marijuana.
Our lawsuit raises very legitimate issues for a growing number of law-abiding citizens whose Second Amendment rights are unquestionably and arbitrarily infringed upon…
An ATF IOI ordered a gun dealer to halt a pistol sale because he believed the purchaser possibly smelled of marijuana.
Plaintiff Greene currently abstains from purchasing or possessing firearms, being forced to choose between using a medicine or the exercise of his 2nd Amendment rights!?
A federal lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland, the heads of the FBI & ATF, and the U.S. Government, challenging the federal prohibition on gun ownership by medical marijuana users.
The case, United States v. Erik Matthew Harris, is one of many court cases challenging the federal prohibition on marijuana users possessing guns.
Drug use was not criminalized until the late 19th and early 20th centuries, post-Bruen interpretations might deem this section unconstitutional.
Eliminating criminal penalties for drug possession, does not require tolerating conduct that offends or alarms people with equal right to use sidewalks and parks.
Although the HHS-recommended change would benefit researchers and the cannabis industry, it would not resolve the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws.
The Court found the ban on possession of firearms by people who use illegal drugs to be unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
Something like 12 million drug users own guns, making them guilty of a federal felony that is currently punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
Many states have legalized marijuana for medical & recreational purposes, while the Fed has not. This conspicuous contradiction has not confused ATF!
Biden says cannabis consumption should not be treated as a crime. His administration then defends the federal ban on gun possession by marijuana users!?
Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner, Nikki Fried, is suing the Biden-Harris administration, the ATF, and Attorney General Merrick Garland in court, over Cannabis prohibition on the Federal 4473 form.
ATF has received a number of inquiries regarding the use of marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes and its applicability to Federal explosives laws.
There’s a phrase that I coined a number of years ago. When talking about marijuana and guns, what I said was, “bang or bong, you can’t have both”.
The people of New Jersey have spoken, a ballot initiative was voted on making weed a “right”, that is a state constitutional amendment was made, making Marijuana legal in the green Garden State.
The bill clarifies that the department of public safety is prohibited from sharing confidential information relating to the medical marijuana registry with law enforcement for the purpose of conductin
When marijuana and guns are discovered in close proximity (in the same room), a charge of “Illegal Drugs with Guns Present” (a felony in most states) is extremely likely.
The legalization of marijuana in Michigan will not have any significant effect on the legal landscape for firearms. Federal law still prohibits users of marijuana from possessing firearms.
An establishment that ‘dispenses’ marijuana, cannot get title insurance for their property, making it nearly impossible to sell the property.
The issue is not simply that foolish marijuana-users expose themselves to severe risk when they lie while filling-out a form 4473 but are liable when they in possession of a single round of ammunition
The current one is putting out the clear signal that they are coming after marijuana-users who attempt to buy guns- big time.
The state police have quoted federal law as prohibiting people who legally use marijuana under state law, from purchasing firearms under federal law.
