N4KVE wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:04 pm
George W wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:13 pm
Now, directly... do you support the ATF having the lawful authority to go after MM users, even if they Pinky Promised not to?
Years ago I took a driving course, & the instructor spent 15 minutes about how many people die from alcohol related car accidents. One guy raised his hand, & asked how many people died from MJ induced car accidents, & the gal replied “we don’t have those figures”. So he replied “because there are none”. GARY
Having been a first responder for more years than I care to count I can attest there are a few cases at least. And yes if addicted to pot people will commit crimes to support that habit. I can again tell you that I have seen that far more often than I would have thought. However rate this cases are they do exist. However those are covered in the law already. The firearm is a red being in those cases. So that argument does not hold water. All that aside I have a personal issue with this part of the law.
As part of my treatment for the cancer it was recommended I try cbd or similar to help with the side effects. Like others I am tested regularly by the VA so that option is not available to me. Nor is it available to the hundreds of thousands veterans that could certainly use it to ease their suffering.
To your point though MJ can and does cause horrible things at times. They are however rare and a very low percentage of people using MJ medically. That is an entirely different issue. Almost anyone can get a card for medicinal use. They hand them out to almost anyone for almost anything. I wonder if there are stats to show the number of cards granted and denied? Doubtful.
I am no friend of the ATF or this administration and think we have gone way past abuse of powers. If done correctly and without huge administrative red tape the medical mj issue would be easily handled. However like anything, no make that everything, the government touched it would go to shite in a second.
Now back to bed for me. These days it is about all I can do. I was wondering just this morning if there was a way to rig targets up out my window so I could at least ask shoot occasionally. Not that I could hit them but the sound and smell is soothing.
Take care all.
Mike