The federal battle over weed and guns is heating up as the Department of Justice (DOJ) says pot users probably won’t store their weapons correctly.
According to federal law, cannabis users are not allowed to own firearms, whether they live in a state that has legalized the drug or not.
But that law has been challenged on a number of occasions over the recent years as lawmakers and cannabis advocates have argued that it turns marijuana users into second-class citizens.
In this recent case, which involves the arrest of a cannabis user who possessed a firearm, the DOJ defended the rule by claiming that cannabis users are more likely to be involved in crime to support their drug habits and engage in violence as part of their criminal career. It claimed that regular weed use could lead to schizophrenia. It also claimed that pot users may forget to safely put away their guns.
“Users are unlikely to put their guns away before using drugs and retrieve them only after regaining lucidity,” claimed the department.
H/T: https://abq.news/
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