ATF: Illegal for Marijuana Users to Possess Guns Regardless of State Law

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) used the occasion of Minnesota legalizing recreational marijuana to note that marijuana use and firearms possession are not legally compatible. Jeff Reed, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the ATF’s St. Paul field office, noted, “Until marijuana is legalized federally, firearms owners and possessors should be mindful that it remains federally illegal to mix marijuana with firearms and ammunition. As regulators of the firearms industry and enforcers of firearms laws, we felt it was important to remind Minnesotans of this distinction...