[[ Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel”You should not have to give up your Second Amendment rights in order to take that medicine,” then-state Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, said in 2019.Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, is leading the current effort.”Point of this bill is to make clear that solely because you have a medical marijuana patient card does not mean automatically mean you should be denied a firearm license,” Daniels said.In 2019, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations enforced federal law, which classified marijuana as a controlled substance.”You basically have to choose one or the other,” then-OSBI spokesperson Jordan Solorzano said. “It’s your job as a citizen if you go and get your medical marijuana license, you have your gun control license surrender that there’s a form on our website.”Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Daniels emphasized the need for change following court decisions.”The courts have all come down on the side that someone should not be denied a firearm license or be prosecuted for possession of a firearm solely because they use marijuana,” Daniels said.The proposed bill includes specific restrictions.”You should not be under the influence of marijuana when using a firearm,” Daniels added.The bill passed unanimously out of the Senate’s Committee on Public Safety on Wednesday but still faces several legislative steps.The OSBI issued a statement late Wednesday.”We respect the right of Oklahomans to legally have firearms,” the statement read. “We will work with new laws passed by the legislature.”
Oklahoma lawmakers are pushing for a bill that would allow medical marijuana patients to own firearms, aligning with recent court rulings.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App ]] Oklahoma lawmakers are debating a bill that would allow medical marijuana patients to own firearms, a move supported by recent court rulings. Read More
