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ATF: Until recreational cannabis is federally legalized, pot users cannot own guns

Jun 06, 2023 09:38AM ● By Content Editor
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By Caroline Cummings - CBS Minnesota News - June 6, 2023

The federal agency that regulates the firearms industry sent an advisory warning that Minnesotans who use marijuana cannot legally own firearms, despite a new state law legalizing recreational use.

"Until marijuana is legalized federally, firearms owners and possessors should be mindful that it remains federally illegal to mix marijuana with firearms and ammunition," said Jeff Reed, ATF's acting special agent in charge of the of the St. Paul field division.


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