Say’s who?
Says Says 18 USC 922(g)(3).
ATF Form 4473, question 11e:
Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?
Warning: The use or possession of marijuana remains unlawful under Federal law regardless of whether it has been legalized or decriminalized for medicinal or recreational purposes in the state where you reside.
Open Letter to All Federal Firearm Licensees
Excerpt from above letter:
As you know, Federal law, 18 U.S.C 922(g)(3), prohibits any person who is an "unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802))" from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing firearms or ammunition. Marijuana is listed in the Controlled Substances Act as a Schedule I controlled substance, and there are no exceptions in Federal law for marijuana purportedly used for medical purposes, even if such use is sanctioned by State law. Further, Federal law, 18 U.S.C. 922(d)(3), makes it unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such a person is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance. As provided by 27 C.F.R. 478.11, "an inference of current use may be drawn from evidence of a recent use or possession of a controlled substance or a pattern of use or possession that reasonably covers the present time."
I first heard about this 5 years ago in my Michigan CPL class. The first question the instructor asked was "does anybody here have a medical marijuana card?" One woman raised her hand, and the instructor took her aside and had a private conversation. She then gathered her things and left the class. The instructor then told the rest of us what had just happened. Since she was a prohibited person, she could not participate in the live fire portion of the class, nor handle any of the example weapons during the classroom portion.