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One In Four Marijuana Consumers Are More Likely To Purchase A Gun Following Supreme Court’s Second Amendment Ruling
One out of four people who consume marijuana say that are more likely to purchase a gun in light of a recent Supreme Court decision to uphold the Second Amendment rights of people who use cannabis, according to a new poll.
The survey, conducted by the cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD, found that 26 percent of marijuana consumers said they are “more likely to purchase a firearm” in light of the justices’ ruling in the case.
In June, the court unanimously ruled that the government’s efforts to criminalize possession of firearms for cannabis consumers through a statute known as 922(g)(3) is an unconstitutional violation of the Second Amendment.
In the new poll, 74 percent of cannabis consumers said the ruling does not make them more likely to want to buy a gun.
“One of the most common questions we receive from patients is whether getting a medical card will affect their right to own a firearm,” Tyler Elson, director of content at NuggMD, told Marijuana Moment. “Our latest poll found that 1 in 4 cannabis consumers say the Supreme Court’s ruling makes them more likely to purchase one, which suggests how many people the federal ban was holding back.”
“Much of the celebration has focused on cannabis consumers being able to own firearms,” he said. “But the more exciting victory is that gun owners no longer have to choose between their Second Amendment rights and their healthcare needs.”
The survey found that Republican cannabis consumers (41 percent) are significantly more likely than Democratic ones (26 percent) to say the supreme court’s ruling increases the chances they will buy a gun.
The poll involved interviews with 654 cannabis consumers who live in state-legal markets between October 8-15 and has a margin of error of +/-3.83 percentage points.
Another recent poll, meanwhile, found that most Americans support the Supreme Court’s decision on gun rights for cannabis consumers—including majorities across party lines.
The Supreme Court, for its part, has already started applying its finding in the case to those involving other cannabis consumers who were prosecuted for possessing firearms.
A federal agency that regulates guns says it is planning to provide guidance in the wake of the court ruling on the Second Amendment rights of people who use marijuana.
In August, the Department of Justice unveiled a rule intended to help restore gun rights to people who have been barred from possessing firearms that contains provisions to block officials from denying applications over the use of marijuana or convictions for cannabis-related activity.
