![]() Florida’s agriculture and consumer services commissioner, Nikki Fried, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against the federal government. She was suing to allow medical marijuana patients the right to buy and own firearms. Current Federal law bans anyone who uses cannabis, even medical patients, from owning firearms, and they face felony charges if they lie about their marijuana use on the federal firearm application. Fried’s lawsuit had argued that the federal ban requires state legal medical marijuana cardholders to choose between their health and their Second Amendment right. Earlier this month, a US District Judge gave a final ruling against Fried’s case, stating that cannabis users, even medical patients, are simply “too dangerous to have guns.” Judge Allen Winsor also compared cannabis users to the mentally ill, saying that neither group should be allowed to have guns because, as he wrote, “both categories of people can be dangerous when armed.” Fried isn’t done fighting for cannabis users rights, though. She said, “I will never stop being an advocate for full cannabis legalization." Fried announced that she has filed an appeal, and said, “Our appeal today is an important step in the fight to make sure no patient has to choose between their rights and their medicine.” Fried believes that the ruling would not have gone against her suit if the state had sought opinions from licensed medical providers and advisors who she believes would back her suit. Fried said, “Medical cannabis patients have the same Second Amendment rights as every American. Federal law cannot deem it illegal for a medical cannabis cardholder to purchase a firearm.” Comments are closed.
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