Illinois medical marijuana clients erroneously informed to quit guns

CHICAGO– Almost two years after Illinois chose medical cannabis users should not be forbidden from having guns, a number of clients received letters from state police informing them their firearms cards were being revoked.

Although the company firmly insists the letters were sent out to just four people prior to the error was fixed, some cannabis fans state the mistake symbolizes an underlying ambivalence about medical marijuana in the 23 states where it’s now legal.

For example, a checklist for firearm owners on the Illinois State Police website includes this demand: “I am not a medical marijuana client registry card holder.” That, too, was an error that a supplier is now working to get rid of from the site, ISP representative Matt Boerwinkle said.

But Tyler Anthony, a Chicago attorney with the Canna Law Group, said he’s hesitant the restricting language was included accidentally.

“The opposite is probably real,” Anthony...

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