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While I hate the phoney baloney Prop 205 which is the phony baloney MPP or Marijuana Policy Project initiative to legalize marijuana I suspect the Sheila Polk lawsuit the Arizona Supreme Court just rejected was a frivolous lawsuit and justly thrown out of court.
I went to the court hearing and most of the stuff Sheila Polk's gang of drug warriors was shooting seemed to be just anti-drug war propaganda. Let's hope the voters shoot down Prop 205 on November 8. And if the voters don't shot down Prop 205, the Safer Arizona 2018 initiative will fix that problem and legalize marijuana the RIGHT way. On the other hand I suspect this no guns for ganja users is completely unconstitutional and in violation of the 2nd and 10th Amendments.
Roberts: 9th Circuit: No guns for ganja users Laurie Roberts, The Republic | azcentral.com 5:17 p.m. MST August 31, 2016 If you’re a fan of weed, it’s a good-news day. If you’re a fan of weed and rifles, not so much. The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Proposition 205 stays on the Nov. 8 ballot, allowing Arizona voters to decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Meanwhile, the 9th U.S. Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that anyone who has a medical marijuana card can be barred from buying a gun. The three-judge federal panel unanimously upheld the gun ban, noting that Congress barred illegal drug users from possessing guns “to keep firearms out of the hands of presumptively risky people.” “It is beyond dispute that illegal drug users, including marijuana users, are likely as a consequence of that use to experience altered or impaired mental states that affect their judgement and that can lead to irrational or unpredictable behavior,” wrote Senior District Judge Jed Rakoff. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by a Nevada woman who in 2011 wanted to buy a firearm for self-defense. The gun store owner, who knew she had a medical marijuana card, turned her down flat. Just days before, he'd received a letter from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives warning that medical marijuana card holders are presumed to be users and thus can’t pass a federal background check. “There are no exceptions in federal law for marijuana purportedly used for medicinal purposes, even if such use is sanctioned by state law,” the ATF letter said. The background check questionnaire includes this question: "Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to,marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance." Lie and it's a felony punishable by up to five years in prison -- regardless of whether medical or recreational marijuana is legal in the state. |