Comment on FR Doc # 2026-09182
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Summary: An individual supports the proposed revisions to ATF Form 4473 to remove restrictions on state-authorized medical cannabis patients purchasing firearms. The commenter argues that such restrictions are unconstitutional and suggests including an explicit exemption clause for compliant medical marijuana users.
To whom it may concern, I strongly support the proposed revisions to Question 21 on ATF Form 4473 to remove the restriction of state authorized medical cannabis patients from purchasing and possessing firearms. In light of the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in United States v. Hemani, prohibiting non-violent citizens from exercising their Second Amendment rights due to state-legal medical treatments is an unconstitutional standard. Why should the use of a medication that is a schedule 3 controlled substance determine a law abiding citizens capacity to exercise their constitutional rights, and defend themselves and others. However, to ensure absolute legal clarity for law-abiding citizens and licensed dealers, I urge that the ATF on the updated form, includes an exemption clause explicitly stating that licensed medical marijuana users whom are in compliance with their states laws, are not considered unlawful users of cannabis