Pubdate: Fri, 02 Sep 2016
Source: Boston Globe (MA)
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Author: Robert Todd

MARIJUANA, GUNS RULED A BAD MIX - WELL, WHY STOP THERE?

It was with a mixture of dismay and amusement - at the absurdity of 
it - that I read the quote in the short item "Guns barred for 
marijuana card holders" (Daily Briefing, Sept. 1). In the ruling by 
the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, regarding the denial of gun 
purchases to medical marijuana card holders, Senior District Judge 
Jed Rakoff said that the use of marijuana "raises the risk of 
irrational or unpredictable behavior with which gun use should not be 
associated."

With this logic in place, I am assuming the federal government will 
also restrict sales of firearms to those who consider alcohol their 
drug of choice.

Robert Todd

Jamaica Plain
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