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Medical Marijuana Users ‘Have 30 Days’ To Turn In Their Guns

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Medical Marijuana Users ‘Have 30 Days’  To Turn In Their Guns Are you ready? What happens in one state will happen in other states. The Honolulu Police Department is ordering legal cannabis patients to “voluntarily surrender” any guns they own because pot is still considered an illegal drug under federal law. The initiative continues three months after Hawaii’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened for business. “Your medical marijuana use disqualifies you from ownership of firearms and ammunition,” Honolulu police Chief Susan Ballard wrote in a Nov. 13 letter to one medical marijuana card holder. “If you currently own or have any firearms, you have 30 days upon receipt of this letter to voluntarily surrender your firearms, permit, and ammunition to the Honolulu Police Department or otherwise transfer ownership.” In the letter, Ballard cites Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 134-7 (a) as the reason for the move. That section reads, “No person who is a fugitive from

Medical marijuana and gun ownership an illegal combination, Florida representative says

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STATE OF OHIO AWARDS 12 MEDICAL MARIJUANA GROWERS LICENSES

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STATE OF OHIO AWARDS 12 MEDICAL MARIJUANA GROWERS LICENSES  By   ALISON HOLM   The state has announced licenses for 12 large-scale medical marijuana growers. Proposed sites for the up to 24,000 square foot facilities are sprinkled around the state, with 7 in northeast Ohio, 2 more along Lake Erie, 3 in southwest Ohio, and two in the southeast. The system to grow medical marijuana is expected to launch by next September. One of the applicants who lost out on a large grower license is threatening a legal challenge to the final selection. Cincinnati sports agent Jay Gould, CEO of CannAscendOhio and an early backer of legalized medical marijuana in Ohio, charges the state selection process was unfair. Large-scale growers paid $20,000 to apply, and one submitted two possible which will be decided in upcoming weeks. They will pay $180,000 in initial licensing fees and $200,000 a year thereafter. The Department also announced a 12th and final small-grower license;  Farkas