Marijuana became legal in the state of Montana just a few weeks ago, on New Year’s Day.
For a lot of people, that’s big. However, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. After all, while you can lawfully use pot, you have to give up a little something to do so.
Namely, your ability to lawfully own firearms.
While marijuana became legal for adults to purchase in Montana on New Year’s Day, a key federal agency has confirmed a fact underreported in coverage of the state’s new marijuana program: It remains illegal under federal law for individuals to simultaneously possess marijuana or marijuana products and firearms, and penalties for violating that law are severe.
The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed the policy to Montana Free Press last week, noting that the federal Gun Control Act prohibits a person who possesses a controlled substance from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Cannabis is currently recognized as a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance.
“The Gun Control Act (GCA) prohibits a person who uses a controlled substance from possessing a firearm or ammunition,” ATF Public [sic]
Now, it should be noted that the Drug Enforcement Agency is responsible for determining which drugs go into which schedule. With marijuana being legal to some degree in so many places, it would make sense to at least change pot to a schedule 2 controlled substance.
Ahhhh. That’s the gotcha. All about control.
They will just have to keep getting theirs illegally or grow their own. God gave us the right to defend our lives, and He also gave us seeds to grow plants with. The government is to serve the will of the People here.
It’s a mind altering drug. People who hate their lives so much that they have to “escape” by using any substance including alcohol can not ever be trusted with anything much less a gun Get your life together first so you don’t have to escape the reality of your own creation
Ouch. This hurts, as Montana has one of the highest gun ownerships per capital in the country.
9:41, God gave us life, man gave us the laws and it is up to us change it. Yes, drug use is bad but if you have cancer pot can help with pain and making you eat. Just saying and no I don’t smoke pot or do drugs.
Both God given rights. Totally unconstitutional.
Yellowstones John Dutton will git this fixed!
(snicker snicker!)
You holier-than-thou idiots DO know that there are doctors, attorneys, teachers, judges, engineers, and a host of other so called “respectable” people who go to work every day, support their families and live good lives, but go home and smoke a joint at night? I know a few of them.
If you want to get on a bandwagon of righteousness, talk about what alcohol has done to millions and millions of families.
NO ONE has ever died from smoking pot, or lit up a joint and beat their wife or kids to death.
You people fall for anything, don’t you?