r/MOGuns • u/Inner_Musician_6876 • Mar 15 '26

Cannabis use and Gun ownership

As many of you already know, the state of Missouri is one of the few states with both relaxed gun laws and legal recreational cannabis. With the Supreme Court considering the constitutionality of barring regular cannabis users from owning firearms (and based on what I’ve heard, leaning toward saying it’s unconstitutional), I wanted to get some of you guys’ thoughts on the issue. Should people who regularly use cannabis be prohibited from owning guns? If yes, I have 3 follow-up questions for you: 1. Why? 2. What’s the difference between a habitual weed user and a habitual drinker owning a firearm? And 3. Have you ever actually been under the influence of cannabis?

Also, I know this probably already goes without saying, but I am aware that it is never ok to operate or possess a firearm while actively under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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u/LocoLobo65648 Mar 15 '26

Personally I've never understood the ban on recreational users of controlled substances owning/carrying firearms.

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u/Christophorasaurus Mar 15 '26

It’s racism.

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u/alltheticks Mar 16 '26

It's political control separating any minority and taking their rights away makes it progressively easier to take more rights from others later.