Since the marijuana program started in Illinois, some registered patients with registered guns have been receiving letters that the state police are revoking the latter registration. This is one issue in Illinois about neglecting the rights of the people.
“Nearly two years after Illinois decided medical marijuana users shouldn’t be prohibited from owning guns, several patients received letters from state police telling them their firearm cards were being revoked.”
“Although the agency insists the letters were sent to just four people before the mistake was corrected, some cannabis supporters say the error
signifies 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 requirement: ‘I am not a medical marijuana patient registry card holder.’”
The above statements came from Matt Boerwinkle, ISP spokesman. The issue now seems to affect everyone, not just the patients, the police, the government official or the advocates alone. Though some claim that this is just an oversight and will be fixed immediately, some are not convinced and think that this just a covert way of the Illinois State Police to trample on people’s rights.