Maryland lawmakers are taking up a bill to protect the gun rights of medical marijuana patients in the state.
Members of the House Judiciary Committee discussed the legislation from Del. Robin Grammer (R) on Wednesday. The delegate has sponsored multiple versions of the cannabis and gun rights measure over recent sessions, but they have not yet advanced to enactment.
“House Bill 365 protects the firearm ownership rights of those who qualify to use medical cannabis by reconciling the articles concerning health and public safety,” Grammer said at the hearing. “A loophole continues to exist between the laws governing our medical cannabis industry and the laws governing our state police. Currently, patients who qualify to use medical cannabis—a legal product through Maryland’s legal medical cannabis certification—lose their rights for answering the relevant firearms forms.”
“If you have a card or even the simple administration-issued identification number, you lose your rights,” he said. “You need not purchase, possess or use cannabis. Your status as a qualifying patient, per the current procedures followed by the state police, prohibits a legitimate purchase.”
“Maryland qualifying patients need protection, and we need to provide the leadership to protect them,” the sponsor said. “It makes no sense
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