On September 14, 2023, Special Counsel David Weiss of the Department of Justice filed an indictment against Robert Hunter Biden in the District of Delaware. The indictment pleads three counts, which I analyze below. The Hunter Biden indictment centers on issues I’ve analyzed in many posts this year (see links at the bottom). Today I want to talk about what Hunter Biden’s indictment could mean for cannabis users.
Controlled substances users can’t buy or own guns
If you’re not up on the law here, here’s a summary from my most recent post on the matter, “Federal law prohibits cannabis users from buying or owning guns.” And in this post I noted:
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) requires firearm purchasers to complete a form named ATF 4773, which requires the applicant to respond “yes” or “no” to the following question:
Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?
Warning: The use or possession of marijuana remains unlawful under Federal law regardless of whether it has been legalized or decriminalized for medicinal or recreational purposes in the state where you reside.
If an applicant answers “yes” to
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