RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Questions have emerged after a Nevada woman lost her case in a federal court on Wednesday. S. Rowan Wilson filed a lawsuit after trying to buy a firearm in 2011 and being denied because she was a medical marijuana patient.
The court ruled against Wilson, saying a ban on gun sales to medical marijuana cardholders does not violate the second amendment.
"Firearms are a federally controlled substance. A lot of people don't recognize that, but they are." Will Adler is the Executive Director of the Nevada Medical Marijuana Association. He said although medical marijuana is legal in the Silver State, it is still illegal under federal law.
Adler said, "it's just showing marijuana's illicit nature on a federal level. If you're a Schedule I drug, you're thought of as not having any medical benefit, although we know it clearly does. We have a medical marijuana program that shows that. So it's another conflict between state and federal law."
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The court ruled against Wilson, saying a ban on gun sales to medical marijuana cardholders does not violate the second amendment.
"Firearms are a federally controlled substance. A lot of people don't recognize that, but they are." Will Adler is the Executive Director of the Nevada Medical Marijuana Association. He said although medical marijuana is legal in the Silver State, it is still illegal under federal law.
Adler said, "it's just showing marijuana's illicit nature on a federal level. If you're a Schedule I drug, you're thought of as not having any medical benefit, although we know it clearly does. We have a medical marijuana program that shows that. So it's another conflict between state and federal law."
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