{"id":219769,"date":"2025-09-03T01:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=219769"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:05:06","slug":"saf-fights-gun-ban-for-pot-smokers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/saf-fights-gun-ban-for-pot-smokers\/","title":{"rendered":"SAF Fights Gun Ban for Pot Smokers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed its opening <a href=\"https:\/\/saf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Greene-brief_filed-copy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-fights-gun-ban-for-pot-smokers\" title=\"SAF Fights Gun Ban for Pot Smokers\">brief<\/a> with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in <em>Greene v. Bondi<\/em>, challenging the federal prohibition on firearm ownership for medical marijuana patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case is on appeal after a district court dismissed SAF\u2019s initial challenge. SAF is joined by two private citizens: Robert Greene, district attorney of Warren County, Pennsylvania, who holds a state-issued medical marijuana ID card, and James Irey, a disabled veteran seeking medical marijuana to treat service-related injuries without giving up his right to keep and bear arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-constitutional-clash\">A Constitutional Clash<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of the case is the federal classification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 narcotic, even in states where medical use is legal. SAF Executive <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/vote-adam-kraut-76th-seat-nra-board-directors\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-fights-gun-ban-for-pot-smokers\" title=\"SAF Fights Gun Ban for Pot Smokers\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76\">Director Adam Kraut<\/a> described the conflict bluntly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cUnlike prescription pain pills, marijuana is federally classified as a Schedule 1 narcotic, even if a state has legalized it for medical purposes. That poses a dilemma\u2014either give up your Second Amendment rights or receive relief from your symptoms. This is an absurd choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The SAF brief argues that there is no historical tradition in the United States of banning firearms for people lawfully using state-authorized medical treatments, making the restriction unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/elmer-keith-the-magnum-legend\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-fights-gun-ban-for-pot-smokers\" title=\"SAF Fights Gun Ban for Pot Smokers\">Elmer Keith: The Magnum Legend<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-burden-on-citizens\">Burden on Citizens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb emphasized how the conflict between state and federal law places ordinary Americans in a bind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIf a person chooses to <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/bill-legalize-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-fights-gun-ban-for-pot-smokers\" title=\"SAF Fights Gun Ban for Pot Smokers\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77\">legally use medical marijuana<\/a> it should not automatically translate to surrendering their Second Amendment rights. As more and more states legalize the use of medical marijuana, this restriction puts an undue burden on citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-comes-next\">What Comes Next<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the appeal moves forward in the Third Circuit, SAF says it remains committed to overturning the federal ban. For Greene, Irey, and countless others, the choice between lawful medical care and constitutional rights remains a pressing legal and personal struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/saf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-fights-gun-ban-for-pot-smokers\" title=\"SAF Fights Gun Ban for Pot Smokers\">HERE<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"saf-fights-gun-ban-for-pot-smokers\" title=\"SAF Fights Gun Ban for Pot Smokers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed its opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Greene v. 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