Appeals Court: State-Sanctioned Marijuana Users Not Afforded Second Amendment Rights | Paul Armentano
Justices for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled in favor of a 1968 federal law prohibiting the sale of firearms to any “unlawful user” of a federally controlled substance. Justices determined that state-registered medical marijuana patients are forbidden from purchasing firearms because cannabis remains classified as a Schedule I substance under federal law. […]
Appeals Court: State-Sanctioned Marijuana Users Not Afforded Second Amendment Rights | The Daily Chronic