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Medical marijuana users in Maryland will have to give up their guns. (Photo: Baltimore Sun<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

Twenty-nine states have legalized access to medical marijuana since California took the plunge in 1996. Maryland is the most recent to join the list. But now its residents must decide between treating their illness and keeping their firearms.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, many marijuana users don\u2019t realize they need to make a choice, Mark Pennak, president of the gun-rights group Maryland Shall Issue, told the Baltimore Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis state hasn\u2019t been very active with putting people on notice,\u201d he said. \u201cI think the states really ought to be warning people … who are about to get their medical marijuana cards that they’re about to lose their rights under federal law.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is illegal under federal law to own a firearm while taking medical marijuana. But as states continue to legalize both medical and recreational use of the drug, gun owners find themselves caught between state and national policies governing drugs and firearms.<\/p>\n

The Honolulu Police Department recently issued a letter to approximately 30 gun owners and marijuana users demanding that they turn in their firearms. The HPD has since backed down<\/a> from enforcing that policy. But it shows how marijuana cards and gun registries can combine to restrict an individual\u2019s constitutional rights. (Hawaii residents must register all firearms.)<\/p>\n

Morgan Fox, a spokesman for the Marijuana Policy Project, a national group that advocates liberalizing marijuana laws, told the Baltimore Sun that medical use of the drug should not be a barrier to gun ownership.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0Honolulu Police Dept. to Pot Smokers: \u2018You Have 30 Days to Turn over Your Guns\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n

\u201cIn general, we think medical marijuana patients should have the same rights as other law-abiding Americans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

One solution frequently cited would treat medical marijuana use like alcohol. No shooting when you’re high.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t drink when you\u2019re using firearms,\u201d Former state Del. Mike Smigiel told the Sun. \u201cI don\u2019t know that it\u2019s any different.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whatever the states decide to do, gun owners need to understand how their medical decisions might affect their Second Amendment rights. According to Pennak, Maryland needs to do a better job clarifying those questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want people to be aware,\u201d Pennak, a former Justice Department lawyer, told the Sun. \u201cThere\u2019s so many ins and outs to gun laws, so many pitfalls and traps, this is probably one that\u2019s easily overlooked.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe prosecutor is not your friend,\u201d he said. \u201cDon\u2019t think he\u2019s going to give you a break because you’re a good guy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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