“Why would I have a problem with that any more than somebody who drinks alcohol?” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said of cannabis consumers being able to possess guns.
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) said that while he needs to “look into the details” of the specific pending legal cases before the Supreme Court, he’s “highly skeptical” of the ban, “given that marijuana is legal in my state, and my state probably has the most gun owners of any state in the country.”
“A Second Amendment right can’t be trumped by a statute,” he said. “That’s why it’s called a constitutional right.”
Several Republican senators are questioning the federal ban on gun possession by people who use marijuana—with one saying that if alcohol drinkers can lawfully buy and use firearms, the same standard should apply to cannabis consumers.
In a series of interviews with Marijuana Moment, the GOP lawmakers discussed the intersection of Second Amendment rights and drug policy as the U.S. Supreme Court is considering taking up several pending cases on the issue—which centers around a federal statute known as Section 922(g)(3) that some say is inconsistent with conservative principles.
“Why would I have a problem with that any more than somebody who drinks alcohol?” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said of cannabis consumers being able to possess guns.
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) said that while he needs to “look into the details” of the specific pending legal cases before the Supreme Court, he’s “highly skeptical” of the ban, “given that marijuana is legal in my state, and my state probably has the most gun owners of any state in the country.”
“A Second Amendment right can’t be trumped by a statute,” he said. “That’s why it’s called a constitutional right.”
On the flip side, however, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said that he broadly has a “problem with all this legalization of marijuana in general and using cars,” suggesting that he believes cannabis reform is associated with increased risk of traffic safety issues, despite conflicting evidence.
“Obviously you shouldn’t be using a firearm if you’re under the influence of anything,” Johnson told Marijuana Moment.
To be clear, the several cases the high court justices were scheduled to discuss at a closed-door meeting on Friday don’t concern whether people who are actively intoxicated on marijuana or other substances should handle firearms; they have to do with the law that bars anyone who is a user of cannabis from even owning or purchasing a gun.
— Kyle Jaeger in GOP Senators Discuss Federal Ban On Marijuana Users Owning Guns As Supreme Court Considers Taking Up Issue
Despite conflicting evidence.
Results: Legalization of the recreational use of marijuana was associated with a 6.5% increase in injury crash rates and a 2.3% increase in fatal crash rates, but the subsequent onset of retail marijuana sales did not elicit additional substantial changes. Thus, the combined effect of legalization and retail sales was a 5.8% increase in injury crash rates and a 4.1% increase in fatal crash rates. Across states, the effects on injury crash rates ranged from a 7% decrease to an 18% increase. The effects on fatal crash rates ranged from a 10% decrease to a 4% increase. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35838426/
Results: After controlling for confounding factors, evidence suggests that recreational cannabis legalization led to fewer fatal and serious injury collisions. Retail cannabis sales generally correlate with more traffic collisions, particularly for less severe (minor injury) crashes. These findings are robust to the inclusion of additional control variables pertaining to county-level cannabis usage and driving behavior while intoxicated. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37347154/
There’s an “expert” and a “study” to support any position. The trick is to only show the ones that do then repeatedly call it “settled” while mocking anyone who doesn’t agree.
This is the state of modern research/science/academics/medicine. Maybe this always has been the state.
The topic of climate change is an example of manipulation. Those who advocate for positions that increase state power and funding, benefiting a select few individuals, are considered the ‘settled science.’ In contrast, scientists with differing opinions are labeled as conspiracy theorists. Remove all incentives and funding and see how settled the ‘science’ is. Most data is fake. It’s funny how the MSM wasn’t interested in the scandalous fake climate data when Obama was the president.
“Gender and weed f*cked up my head. I wish I never tried experimenting with either.
—- Robert Westman, the transgender terrorist who shot up Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis”
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Cannabis can trigger psychosis, and this new Canadian study of 14 million shows how the risk of schizophrenia attributable to cannabis rose from 4% to 10% with legalization of cannabis (in 2018) > Changes in Incident Schizophrenia Diagnoses Associated With Cannabis Use Disorder After Cannabis Legalization > https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39903464/
Cannabis Use Disorder Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations and 5-Year Mortality.
“Importance: Cannabis use disorders (CUD) are associated with adverse health effects, including mental disorders and motor vehicle collision-related injuries. However, little is known about whether CUDs are associated with increased mortality risk. …
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Conclusions and relevance: In this cohort study of all residents of Ontario, Canada, individuals with incident hospital-based CUD care were at markedly increased risk of death compared with the general population. These findings suggest important clinical and policy implications, given global trends toward cannabis legalization and market commercialization accompanied by increasing cannabis use and CUDs.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39913138/
The libertarian echo chamber doesn’t want to hear truth that contradicts their “ath,eis”tic religious faith”.
They think they are just being more correct than the rest of us.
They say “trust the science.” Weed is safe and healthy for you.
Just like they said “trust the science.”
“Trust the experts”, on Covid19.
Why should I trust what the libertarian/leg:@,liz@t,i0n crowd???
Store bought pot today is around 20–30% THC vs. about 2% in the ’70s–’80s. People who got high back then and say it’s harmless don’t realize how different today’s stuff is. This is a massive, real‑world experiment with almost no high‑quality long‑term data. Higher‑THC products carry greater risk of psychosis and cannabis use disorder (addiction, impairment, distress). But the seller$, and the taxman, don’t tell you that.
Store bought p-o-t today is around 20–30% T-H-C vs. about 2% in the ’70s–’80s. People who got high back then and say it’s harmless don’t realize how different today’s stuff is. This is a massive, real‑world experiment with almost no high‑quality long‑term data. Higher‑T_H_C products carry greater risk of psychosis and c-a-n-n-a-b-i-s use disorder (addiction, impairment, distress). But the seller$, and the taxman, don’t tell you that.
*posting again trying to avoid moderation
*Edit worked. FYI c-a-n-n-a-b-i-s and/or T-H-C goes to comment moderation.
“A Second Amendment right can’t be trumped by a statute,” he said. “That’s why it’s called a constitutional right.”
Tell that to the potheads, in California and other states who supported and wrote anti-civil laws.
“suggesting that he believes cannabis reform is associated with increased risk of traffic safety issues, despite conflicting evidence.”
Anyone who tells you there is nothing unsafe about being intoxicated on weed and shooting guns is either a liar or a fool. And both are enemies of liberty.
Because liberty only exists when people have self-control.
If your intoxicated inside your own home I don’t care. But in public is another matter. You are intoxicated and getting in other people’s faces???
You should get pepper-sprayed. By a civilian or a cop.
“Just make it legal and all the crime will go away”
“And there will be no need for the black drug dealers to have guns”
I guess I can look forward to more of them. Urinating and defecating in public. Since that is something they also want to be made legal.
And no that is not an exaggeration. They are just consider them to be “nonviolent crimes” that aren’t worth enforcing.
I want suppersors off the NFA before weed gets legal. Not the other way around.
Supreme Court Rejects DOJ Appeal of Case Involving Pot-Smoking Gun Owner.
https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2025/10/15/supreme-court-rejects-doj-appeal-of-case-involving-pot-smoking-gun-owner-n1230269
33 years in FD/EMS.
Fact – drunks are more dangerous than MJ users. Time and time again the drunks win the LOSER trophy. I had 1000’s of alcohol calls. Injuries to self and others, They damage property roads and most everything else OH and want to fight usually.
Fact – We hardly had any calls related to MJ unless the stoner acquired some “angel dust” or treated with something MJ.
The lawmaker is correct.
Alcohol is way more dangerous than MJ.
““Why would I have a problem with that any more than somebody who drinks alcohol?” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)”
Because the net is an increase in the number of people UI who possess and handle guns? Because violating federal and state law makes one a criminal? If Senator, you don’t like the law, change it. Encouraging people to ignore the law is not part of your charge to uphold the Constitution.
OTH, promoting an increase in the risk to life is always a good thing for a society.
What the heck, senator? If you want to pick-and-choose which laws should be enforced, why not just get rid of all law? No law, no crime.