I have a friend that had a legal medical marijuana card for a short time and it has been expired for a couple of years. Would this prevent her from owning a firearm or a CCW permit in CA?
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smoking pot will prevent her if she answers the 4473 questions honestly.
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Question 11e on the 4473 talks about using pot. Simply put, if youâre currently using weed, you canât legally have a firearm transferred to youâpast history is not the issue (we all went to college)
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Is this still the current case?
Yes, the Feds (DEA) still classify marijuana as a class 1 controlled substance. Pot is not âlegalâ anywhere in the USâitâs just been âdecriminalizedâ in some places.
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The 4473 used to ask of you were addicted to a controlled substance. Has that changed to just âuseâ?
Doesnât affect me either way, but I remember thinking that the addiction language was weird.
Right, but when I bought my 1911 and my XDs maybe 6 years ago, I specifically remember the form asking if you were addicted to a controlled substance, not unlawful user.
Like I said⊠Doesnât affect me either way, but I do see a legal distinction between being addicted to and being an unlawful user of (As semantic as that sounds. I argue for a livingâŠ).
Mmmmm. Bourbon
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