Caution: Marijuana Use Still Precludes Gun Ownership Under Federal Law

CAUTION! MARIJUANA USE STILL PRECLUDES GUN OWNERSHIP UNDER FEDERAL LAW DESPITE NEW JERSEY LEGALIZATION December 28, 2020. Despite the imminent legalization of marijuana use in New Jersey on January 1 (pursuant to a November 3 ballot question amending NJ's constitution), marijuana use is still unlawful under federal law and marijuana users are still disqualified from owning firearms under federal law. Gun law guru Evan Nappen breaks the issue down online in a just-released new chapter of his book on NJ gun law and in a new podcast of his Gun Lawyer show. The bottom line is, until federal law changes, marijuana use still disqualifies users from gun ownership under federal law regardless of any changes in state or local law.