' More than Sarah Koenig '<| sep |> When I initially read this , I assumed the BATFE would take a step in the direction of recognizing your state ' s laws regarding medical marijuana , decriminalization , and recreational use . Instead they went in the total opposite direction and put it in bold that they will kill your dog . I ' m not a user but who hasn ' t tried it ? I ' m sure this topic has been debated til kingdom come , so I ' ll keep it short . Aside from the various REAL medical uses , financial benefits of legalization and selling it like tobacco and alcohol , and the potential drop in crime , I just don ' t see marijuana as a dangerous class 1 . I never liked it much because it made me super socially awkward , and very unproductive , as I ' d eat everything and watch movies or play video games until the day was wasted . Now . there are a ton of law abiding citizens who are prescribed much more serious drugs drugs that alter brain chemicals , create dependence , and alter moodtemperament for anxiety and whatnot who can legally own a firearm I ' m sure there are stipulations to this such as persons suffering from PTSD , been checked into an institution , etc correct me if I ' m wrong . If you ' ve known anybody who ' s suffered a major injury and needs powerful narcotics for the pain , you know what kind of mood swing come with . Now , of these folks can legally own a gun , what Is with the attach on states that have accepted marijuana ? The country seems to be more and more accepting towards it , so why take the opposite stance ? And while we are talking federal laws and state laws , how come states like CA , NY , and NJ can impose such strict firearm laws as a state that the BATFE stays or of ? What ' s the difference between a state saying yes to pot but no to bullet buttons ? Sorry , don ' t mean to sound so uneducated regarding these . I ' m a CCP holder in PA , know my state laws well and the laws of my adjacent states . but this makes no sense to me when it is likely that marijuana will be legal l , in one way or another , everywhere within the next few years . Seems backwards . TldrMarijuana is legal in many state but BATFE specifically singles that out as federally illegal something we all know here in new form , going against urgent trends towards legalization . Feds don ' t honor these laws but honor bans on bullet buttons , mag capacity , pistol grips , etc . why certain state law don ' t get interfered with while others do ?