Comment on FR Doc # 2026-01141

I grew up on the streets of Vegas after leaving home at the age of 16. I was exposed to various kinds of drug usage for many years. I did not partake in many forms of usage available but I did and have seen what strong usage of drugs can cause people to do. When I mention drugs, I mean the chemical types, speed, heroine, cocaine, among others like meth now and fentanyl. This exposure started about 50 years ago and I have watched what drugs cause people to do. Now to marijuana. In nearly all instances my view of marijuana usage has been the least to cause users to become violent, resort to illegal means to "support their habit" per se. On the other hand, users of chemical made drugs tend to more often than not cause irrational thinking that one would not want them to have a firearm. In the last few years of camping in states where marijuana is legal in that state, I have experienced the majority if not nearly all users of marijuana seem to be a much more relaxed atmosphere in their campgrounds. Even when there has been initial drinking and things tend to be on the loud side, once the marijuana comes out the "party" tends to quiet down significantly many more times than not. I feel and believe marijuana usage should not be a prohibiting factor to responsible firearm ownership. We as we all know, alcohol is available by the gallons and alcohol usage many, many times has and still does cause serious problems, but, it is legal. As generations change, many are resorting to cannabis usage rather than alcohol for health reasons and other factors but are for the most part responsible adults. That as we all know cannot be said for of alcohol abusers and actually alcohol addicts. Yes alcohol can be additive but society has given it another name since it's not a "drug" comprised of mostly chemical agents. In closing, in my opinion based on the observations mentioned, a drug addict, should remain prohibited until such time as it can be reasonably determined they will not return to becoming an addict again and revert back to their ways and means of acquiring their "fix". Also in closing, I would recommend that usage, currently, or past of marijuana should be removed entirely as a reason to prohibit a reasonable individual for acquiring and maintaining a firearm. One final note, I am a former FFL and I followed the law as written and enforced for six years.