a friend of mine is considering getting a medical marijuana card for himself. he was wondering if having a med marijuana prescription would prevent him from buying any more guns. i'ts been a while since i bought my last firearm and i dont remember what questions are asked on the background check or on any of the forms regarding medical prescriptions. i searched and couldnt find a thread regarding this. he just doesnt want to get it and then find out that would prevent him from buying anymore firearms. thanks for any info you all might have.
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Federally, he is barred from actively using Marijuana and purchasing firearms at the same time.
Also, Federally it's illegal to possess Marijuana and firearms at the same time.
Just having the recommendation in and of itself along with guns is not an admission of guilt or actually against the law.
While I am very much against the drug war and want to see drugs like marijuana de-criminalized, legalized, controlled and taxed for the betterment of the country, at this time it is VERY ill-advised to be an active medical marijuana user and firearm owner at the same time.
I would pick one or the other and stick with it.Please read the Calguns Wiki
Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.
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There have been a number of threads on guns + MJ here. Some of them have ended up locked and/or deleted if I recall correctly.
Medical MJ is still illegal under federal law. The form 4473 asks, as I recall, "Are you an unlawful user of or addicted to marijuana". Thus, a medical MJ user would be forced to lie on the 4473 in order to buy a gun, since under federal law they are an unlawful user of MJ. So, despite CA's medical MJ card and prop 19 (if it passes), MJ users still cannot legally purchase a firearm.Comment
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Yup. On a state level possessing both a medical marijuana card and guns, MIGHT be 100% lawful, but federally, its still a huge NO, NO! Personally, I wouldn't risk it. But that's just me.WELCOME TO CALGUNS!! Search first!!
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There have been a number of threads on guns + MJ here. Some of them have ended up locked and/or deleted if I recall correctly.
Medical MJ is still illegal under federal law. The form 4473 asks, as I recall, "Are you an unlawful user of or addicted to marijuana". Thus, a medical MJ user would be forced to lie on the 4473 in order to buy a gun, since under federal law they are an unlawful user of MJ. So, despite CA's medical MJ card and prop 19 (if it passes), MJ users still cannot legally purchase a firearm.
"UNLAWFUL user"
if your prescribed then it is NOT unlawful.
but then again Ca laws are LOLfullComment
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Just because I love beer and wine doesn't make me a "moron" for owning firearms.
Do I drink and shoot at the same time? Of course not.
So knock it off.Please read the Calguns Wiki
Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.
--Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria, "On Crimes and Punishment"Comment
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They shouldn't. Thats why all co-ops hire armed guards. At least the Pre-ICO legal ones. (Los Angeles)The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.Comment
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The card is NOT REQUIRED, and is just a way to "register" with the state. Tell him to get a doctors recommendation, and NOT get a card from the state.
Then just shut up about it.
This is a big states right issue, and an activist position as well. Honestly, the case needs to happen so we can get some reference from the courts. It'll probably happen sometime soon after prop 19 passes....Comment
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