Do Marijuana and Guns Mix?
A lawsuit by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried aims to test a federal rule that prohibits medical marijuana users from buying guns or maintaining concealed-carry permits.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has filed a lawsuit against the Joe Biden administration to try to block a federal rule that prohibits medical marijuana users from buying guns or maintaining concealed-carry permits. Her target is a federal form that asks whether the gun buyer is an unlawful user of drugs and specifies that marijuana is illegal under federal law, reports NBC News.
Fried argues in her lawsuit that the form, which asks whether the gun buyer is an unlawful user of drugs and specifies that marijuana is illegal under federal law while promising a five-year prison sentence for false statements, violates the Second Amendment rights of lawful medical marijuana patients and runs afoul of a congressional budget prohibition on federal agents’ interfering with state-sanctioned cannabis laws.
Fried is bringing the suit with three citizens who have been affected by the federal rules and names the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Attorney General Merrick Garland as defendants.
The lawsuit is timed to land on April 20 — a nod to the slang reference of “420” for marijuana.
See also: Oregon Case Tests Whether Medical Marijuana and Guns Mix, The Crime Report, April 18, 2011
