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sarisataka

(18,961 posts) Tue Nov 28, 2017, 07:11 PM Nov 2017

Surrender Your Guns, Police Tell Hawaiian Medical Marijuana Patients

Surrender Your Guns, Police Tell Hawaiian Medical Marijuana Patients

The Honolulu Police Department has sent letters to local medical marijuana patients ordering them to “voluntarily surrender” their firearms because of their MMJ status.

The letters, signed by Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard, inform patients that they have 30 days upon receipt of the letter to transfer ownership or turn in their firearms and ammunition to the Honolulu Police.

The existence of the notices, first reported early today by Russ Belville at The Marijuana Agenda podcast, was confirmed to Leafly News this afternoon by the Honolulu Police Department.

The startling order comes just three months after the state’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened in Hawaii’s capital city.

https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/surrender-your-guns-police-tell-hawaiian-medical-marijuana-patients

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Surrender Your Guns, Police Tell Hawaiian Medical Marijuana Patients (Original Post) sarisataka Nov 2017 OP

It's time tazkcmo Nov 2017 #1

Their possession of guns would also likely be illegal under federal law. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2017 #2

If you read the article that's what this is about. NT herding cats Nov 2017 #4

So it's cool for all the drunks and pharma druggies to own guns Calculating Nov 2017 #3

And the mentally challenged who cant handle daily affairs Fullduplexxx Nov 2017 #5

Unconstitutional, 2nd amendment applies to everyone not just some MagickMuffin Nov 2017 #6

Strangely enough, she can in this case jmowreader Nov 2017 #8

My my the Bill of Rights only apply to certain citizens MagickMuffin Nov 2017 #11

But drink all the whiskey you want! Dr_Pretorius Nov 2017 #7

Agree. Not a MJ user or for that matter a drinker. But could never understand Fla Dem Nov 2017 #12

yet another reason for states to go with recreational legalization and customers to pay with cash rollin74 Nov 2017 #9

but the police get to keep theirs and they are more likely to kill somebody nt msongs Nov 2017 #10

tazkcmo

(7,307 posts)

1. It's time

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 07:17 PM

Nov 2017

To elect a new sheriff.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. Their possession of guns would also likely be illegal under federal law. n/t

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 07:19 PM

Nov 2017

herding cats

(19,569 posts)

4. If you read the article that's what this is about. NT

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 07:23 PM

Nov 2017

Calculating

(2,957 posts)

3. So it's cool for all the drunks and pharma druggies to own guns

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 07:22 PM

Nov 2017

But if you smoke the demon weed you gotta turn em in? I hope nobody complies with this bs.

Fullduplexxx

(7,885 posts)

5. And the mentally challenged who cant handle daily affairs

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 07:27 PM

Nov 2017

MagickMuffin

(15,992 posts)

6. Unconstitutional, 2nd amendment applies to everyone not just some

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 07:45 PM

Nov 2017

Sorry Susan but you can't take away their guns.

jmowreader

(50,609 posts)

8. Strangely enough, she can in this case

Reply to MagickMuffin (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 07:59 PM

Nov 2017

https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/can-a-medical-marijuana-patients-legally-own-a-gun

The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits anyone who uses or is addicted to cannabis (the law uses the term "addiction" so please don't shoot the messenger) from possessing guns. This has been upheld by the 9th Circuit in the case Wilson v. Lynch: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2016/08/31/14-15700.pdf

MagickMuffin

(15,992 posts)

11. My my the Bill of Rights only apply to certain citizens

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 09:58 PM

Nov 2017

The only amendment anyone seems to care the most about is the 2nd one according to a large class of people. Such a pity. SAD!!!

Dr_Pretorius

(71 posts)

7. But drink all the whiskey you want!

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 07:57 PM

Nov 2017

This nation's laws are fucked up beyond all recognition.

Fla Dem

(23,938 posts)

12. Agree. Not a MJ user or for that matter a drinker. But could never understand

Reply to Dr_Pretorius (Reply #7)

Wed Nov 29, 2017, 02:51 PM

Nov 2017

why liquor was legal and not MJ. Seems to me alcohol is a much more lethal substance than weed. Would be more afraid of a drinker with a gun than a MJ user with a gun.

rollin74

(1,996 posts)

9. yet another reason for states to go with recreational legalization and customers to pay with cash

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 08:04 PM

Nov 2017

msongs

(67,528 posts)

10. but the police get to keep theirs and they are more likely to kill somebody nt

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 09:08 PM

Nov 2017

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