Other State IL - Cannabis User Can Keep Their Guns

[RicInOR]

I wasn't expecting this from Illinois --

Although Cannabis Consumers Who Own Firearms Are Federal Felons, Illinois Says They Can Keep Their Guns
The Illinois State Police confirms that people who try newly legal marijuana are not considered "unlawful users" of narcotics.

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[Member 5605]

So, wouldn't that nullify the FOID?
The state will pick and choose which Federal laws to follow? Conflict of interest?

I fail to see how a state can protect a constituent against a federal law?

Without passing any judgement, I can't wrap my head around this. Same with sanctuary cities and states. Sorry VA/CA etc, you can't pick and choose.

 

[Kruel J]

Puff puff pass.

 

[Hueco]

So, wouldn't that nullify the FOID?
The state will pick and choose which Federal laws to follow? Conflict of interest?

I fail to see how a state can protect a constituent against a federal law?

Without passing any judgement, I can't wrap my head around this. Same with sanctuary cities and states. Sorry VA/CA etc, you can't pick and choose.

You know, I'm getting to the opinion that I really don't care which law gets us back to state's rights and limited Fed.

Maybe this whole pot thing will get people giving the middle finger to the fed and we can all get back to the mindset of a limited gov.

I know. Dreaming.

 

[Member 5605]

You know, I'm getting to the opinion that I really don't care which law gets us back to state's rights and limited Fed.

Maybe this whole pot thing will get people giving the middle finger to the fed and we can all get back to the mindset of a limited gov.

I know. Dreaming.

Dreaming? Nah. High? Maybe.

if the cannabis consumers started out saying "we want to get high" this whole debate would have been over many years ago. They monkeyed around and said "snake oil this, snake oil that" and put everything on the dazed and confused track to legalization. State your cause and go for it.

The downside is most who want something like the legalization of THC also feel that nothing else is worth their time. Getting high > individual rights. The buck stops at pot. It is a sad reality.

 

[EHJ]

Puff puff pass.

Puff puff pass *left*...

 

[ActionHero1980]

Sounds good to me, I'm no gun grabber

 

[Alexx1401]

This whole thing sounds like a mess getting worse.

The ISP added that it "will revoke FOID cards where it is demonstrated that an individual is addicted to or is a habitual user of cannabis"

So who gets to decide which of the people buying the now legal pot are addicted or habitual? This should be fun to watch

 

[The Heretic]

So, wouldn't that nullify the FOID?
The state will pick and choose which Federal laws to follow? Conflict of interest?

I fail to see how a state can protect a constituent against a federal law?

Without passing any judgement, I can't wrap my head around this. Same with sanctuary cities and states. Sorry VA/CA etc, you can't pick and choose.

I think they are probably just saying that they won't prosecute.

It isn't like the state or the feds are going around looking for pot users who have guns. Generally those are add on charges or charges of opportunity.

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

They should really just legalize it federally and be done with it already.

 

[Member 34319]

Seems to be the case here in OR, at least by the amount of pot related items I've seen in for sale ads thus far.

 

[awshoot]

They should really just legalize it federally and be done with it already.

Or at least give states the right to make their own choice. What we have now is just a quagmire and it does nothing to further respect for the law (much like alcohol prohibition undermined respect for the law).

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

Or at least give states the right to make their own choice. What we have now is just a quagmire and it does nothing to further respect for the law (much like alcohol prohibition undermined respect for the law).

Agreed. Truthfully Id rather see that however still legalized at a federal level to solve some of the legal issues.. but allow states to perhaps limit/restrict, opt out, charge for possession on a state level.. sort of like dry counties. I figure that'd be the most realistic avenue.

 

[CountryGent]

They should really just legalize it federally and be done with it already.

Regardless of where one stands on weed, the fact remains of the 50 states (and also the territories) that make up this great nation, only one (Idaho) doesn't have some form of recreational or medical marijuana legalization. Might be time for the Feds to catch up.

 

[SUPER X]

If you like your guns you can keep your guns.

 

[ColeInOregon]

Regardless of where one stands on weed, the fact remains of the 50 states (and also the territories) that make up this great nation, only one (Idaho) doesn't have some form of recreational or medical marijuana legalization. Might be time for the Feds to catch up.

You might might want check your facts, or at least your sources facts. Wyoming does not allow rec pot. It has a cbd law but the state will not issue licenses. Also decriminalization does not equal rec pot use ie Nebraska.

 

[CountryGent]

You might might want check your facts, or at least your sources facts. Wyoming does not allow rec pot. It has a cbd law but the state will not issue licenses.

No one, including the author of that article, is stating all have recreational. Look at the article again "some form of recreational or medical marijuana". That would include some very restrictive states (Wyoming and Texas being two examples) that have very limited medical.

 

[ColeInOregon]

No one, including the author of that article, is stating all have recreational. Look at the article again "some form of recreational or medical marijuana". That would include some very restrictive states (Wyoming and Texas being two examples) that have very limited medical.

33 states.

State Marijuana Laws - U.S. Map

Updated medical and recreational-purpose marijuana laws by state

www.governing.com

 

[CountryGent]

33 states.

State Marijuana Laws - U.S. Map

Updated medical and recreational-purpose marijuana laws by state

www.governing.com

"States with limited medical marijuana laws, such as those only permitting use of CBD oil, are not considered to have adopted broad medical marijuana laws".

Several of those allow forms of CBD and oils that contain THC.

 

[ColeInOregon]

Federally CBD is now legal (thus you could argue all 50 states now have some form of legalization) and as it is hemp, it not classed as marijuana. Some states do not test for thc and still consider hemp products as marijuana essentially outlawing them. I think we maybe talking in circles at this point, but I would definitely not say that there is some form (or any form) of legalization in 49 states. Wyoming for example will not test for THC content, so essentially possession of hemp rope is the same as possession of marijuana. Would they prosecute this ridiculous example, I doubt it, but I sure as hell would not enter Wyoming from Colorado with pan of grandma's brownies in the car.