Feb 17, 2021
On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Dave and Sam
discuss the federal law regarding owning a firearms and using
medicinal marijuana.
If you’ve ever filled out a Form 4473, you’re familiar with the
Question 11e:
“Are
you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any
depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or other controlled
substance?” In case you thought there was any ambiguity with regard
to medical marijuana, you were wrong. Indeed, there is a warning in
bold right underneath the question that clarifies:
“Warning: The use or possession of marijuana remains unlawful under
Federal law regardless of whether it has been legalized or
decriminalized or for medicinal or recreational purposes in the
state where you reside.”
Regardless of what one thinks about marijuana, its legalization or
the right of the federal government to regulate either drugs or the
internal laws of the various states, the fact remains: As of now,
possession, sale and cultivation of marijuana remains a federal
offense. It is a Schedule I drug in the same category as heroin and
cocaine. You might not like that and you might think such
classifications are ridiculous. The federal government doesn’t
care.
This is a particularly difficult issue for people who use medicinal
marijuana for bona fide medical purposes, rather than as a sort of
legal loophole to consume marijuana legally. Many people use
medicinal marijuana for a variety of purposes including relief from
pain, Alzheimer’s symptoms, glaucoma, epilepsy and a number of
complications related to cancer, including nausea and lack of
appetite. The science on this is rather conclusive, so much so that
Big Pharma makes legal synthetic THC pills known as
marinol.
For those who use medical marijuana and wish to protect themselves
with firearms, there is a choice: you can keep your guns or you can
keep your grass or you can break the law.
You can read the full article “Protection
or Pain Treatment: Choosing Between Your Gun and Medical
Marijuana” at Ammo.com.
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