Guns or Marijuana? A New Choice for Many

Among the many problems that the federal/state marijuana-standoff is now causing: access to constitutional rights.

Federal law dictates that Americans buying firearms from licensed dealers are required to fill in a form — Form 4473 – which asks the following question: “(11E) Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant or narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?” For many Americans, this is now a difficult inquiry to answer. In Washington and Colorado it is no longer unlawful to use marijuana for any reason; and, in a bunch of other states, medical patients are permitted to do so under strict regulation. Under the federal Controlled Substances Act, however, all of these people are breaking the law. This has led to something of an impasse.

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