Oregon court: Handgun permit OK with medical pot

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that a medical marijuana patient can have a concealed handgun permit.

The court on Wednesday said Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters had no grounds to deny the permit sought by Cynthia Willis in 2008.

Winters had argued the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 was the legal basis of his decision.

The Court of Appeals rejected the sheriff's arguments and found that Willis complied with state law in her application.

Portland attorney Leland Berger, who represents Willis and three others who were denied permits, called the ruling a victory for marijuana cardholders around the state.



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If the rationalization for stripping felons of the right to own a gun is based on "violent tendencies"...how do they explain taking the right away from a nonviolent felon like a weed grower?

Rob Roy said:

If the rationalization for stripping felons of the right to own a gun is based on "violent tendencies"...how do they explain taking the right away from a nonviolent felon like a weed grower?

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cops want to make sure those people are unarmed so it would be safer to raid/violate them.
now cops are gonna have to think twice before they try a shakedown... they might get shot if they go about business like they do now.