From a new article at Ammo.com-
Protection or Pain Treatment: Choosing Between Your Gun and Medical Marijuana
If you’ve ever filled out a Form 4473, you’re familiar with the Question 11e: “Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or other controlled substance?” In case you thought there was any ambiguity with regard to medical marijuana, you were wrong. Indeed, there is a warning in bold right underneath the question that clarifies:
“Warning: The use or possession of marijuana remains unlawful under Federal law regardless of whether it has been legalized or decriminalized or for medicinal or recreational purposes in the state where you reside.”
The article is well thought out and discusses the facts of the current situation, including the fact that, while some states have made medical marijuana legal, FEDERALLY it is still illegal.
Full article, HERE.
While I can understand how people would want the law changed, if it were, it would only be a matter of time before alcoholics would be wanting to drink and carry. Personally, I’m against allowing it as I’ve dealt with both alcoholics and dopers when they were high. They BOTH exhibit unsafe behaviors and much like the DUI driving laws, there is no specification of ‘what’ influence you’re under when stopped.
Here’s a quick comparison of behaviors-
Alcohol- Other short-term effects include:
- coordination and reflex issues
- impaired cognitive skills
- impaired judgment
- relaxation
- giddiness
- drowsiness
- restlessness
- shorter attention span
- nausea and vomiting
Marijuana- Short-term reported effects include:
- altered perception of time
- coordination and reflex issues
- impaired cognitive skills
- impaired judgment
- relaxation (though it can also make others feel anxious)
- giddiness
- drowsiness
- nausea
- pain relief
- dry mouth
- dry, red eyes
- increased hunger
YMMV, and feel free to disagree with me. I’m an old fart so I won’t be around much longer and y’all will have to deal with all this stuff…
