A federal government ban on the sale of guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate the 2nd Amendment, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.

The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies to the nine Western states that fall under the court's jurisdiction, including California, Washington and Oregon.

It came in a lawsuit filed by S. Rowan Wilson, a Nevada woman who tried to buy a firearm in 2011 after obtaining a medical marijuana card.


The gun store refused, citing the federal rule on the sale of firearms to illegal drug users.

Marijuana remains illegal under federal law, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has told gun sellers they can assume a person with a medical marijuana card uses the drug.

The 9th Circuit in its 3-0 decision agreed that it's reasonable for federal regulators to assume a medical marijuana card holder is more likely to use the drug.

In addition, a ban on the sale of guns to marijuana and other drug users is reasonable because the use of such drugs "raises the risk of irrational or unpredictable behavior with which gun use should not be associated," Senior District Judge Jed Rakoff said.

The 9th Circuit also rejected other constitutional challenges to the ban that were raised by Wilson.

Film at 11... 🤔 🤔

No reason to have a gun if you are to stoned to load it.

Think about it - the law only affects the legal marijuana smoker. The illegal or unregistered smoker can buy all the guns they want. Nice job Gubmnt

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'you'll take my gun when you pry the cold burnt roach from my fingers'... 🤔

Probably for the best.

Just goes to show that you can't eat your cake after getting stoned and shoot it too.... 😟

Too stoned? Not possible.

Not even close.

Once again, we see idiots get drunk and do more stupid things with guns than we ever, in a million damn years, will see with a stoner.

Alcohol impairs ones judgment far, FAR worse than marijuana... so this is all a bunch of gov't BS.

I've heard anti-depressants will get guns taken out of your home... even if the gun owner isn't the one taking them... they'll prolly go after opiates next.. 😟

Yup, just like all the other 'infringement' laws. [ram27bat]

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Why on earth would anyone put themselves on the list. It's still illegal in all 50 states, and DC federally. If you have the card, I suspect that it's enough reasonable doubt for any federal agency to get a warrant to search your house. You basically admit to possession, and use.
I'd agree that the laws are messed up, not the users, but my god you tell them you use it.

True. ..true. .. 😟

Prolly best to lie to the gubment... 😟

Absofrickenlutley amigo.

Way off base Steve. We should tell the gubment everything we do...

Dude, Walmart is having a sale on Pop Tarts......

Worked good for Martha Stewart.

Working out for Hillary so far too... 😟

Most intelligent post regarding this subject I've seen.


Now that I'm no longer subject to random drug testing....

Some people are on the list because it works for them and it's the only way to get a reliable tested source . Some states don't keep a record of who uses medical marijuana it's only kept with the doctor.