Legalizing Weed Has Resulted In Fewer Illegal Guns Found and Confiscated in New York City

Under NYPD enforcement guidelines outlined in a March 31 memo that cited the new pot [legalization], cops are banned from searching a vehicle’s trunk just because they smell pot during a traffic stop. The “sweeping changes” — which took effect immediately — also prohibit cops from searching anyone just for toking up “almost anywhere that cigarette smoking is … Read more

Marijuana Legalization, Use and What it Means for Your Gun Rights

By Chris Rabby What does “legal” and medical marijuana law do to your gun rights, you and many gun owners ask? The short answer is that the feds won’t allow a dealer to sell a pot-card holder a gun, and they shouldn’t possess one. Florida and some other states have decided to legalize low-dose marijuana/THC for … Read more

Reminder: Even Where It’s Legal, Marijuana Use Eliminates Your Gun Rights

During the visit, Holmes led the investigators to a safe that contained a semi-automatic handgun. Holmes told the agents that his other 20 guns had been stolen along with his mother’s sport-utility vehicle when he left the vehicle running with the guns in the back seat, according to the prosecutor. He and his mother had … Read more

Marijuana and Gun Rights Don’t Mix, But What About CBD Oil?

By Emily Taylor A topic sparking discussions among gun owners is the legality of cannabidiol or CBD oil. While many medical patients swear by its healing effects, gun owners nationwide could find CBD oil to be a huge source of pain when it comes to their Second Amendment rights. The use of CBD oil for … Read more

Caution, Legal Jeopardy Ahead: CBD and Guns

By Emily Taylor A new topic that’s sparking conversations nationwide is the legality of cannabidiol or CBD oil. The extract is legal in most states and has become hugely popular. But while many medical patients swear by its healing effects, gun owners nationwide could find CBD oil to be a huge source of pain when … Read more

Austin Case Illustrates Threat to Gun Rights Posed by Marijuana Use

“California attorney Bruce Margolin, who is among the country’s pre-eminent litigators for marijuana law, said he has never seen a case before in which the government packaged pot use with gun possession to criminally charge someone.” Margolin is talking about the case of Steven Boehle, an Austin man who’s just plead guilty to use of a … Read more