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  if pot users in states where it's legalized for recreational use can own guns
  
  They can't. It's a federal issue.
context: The private prison lobby needs to be disbanded. The fact that private prisons are even a thing is insane. I bring this up because the industry actively lobbies to keep weed illegal to boost their incarceration rate - as they get paid by the state per inmate and make money off of prison labor. Private prisons are financially motivated to keep recidivism rates high - which should be the EXACT opposite of what prisons should shrive for. >
  
  Some prison contracts fine the state if incarceration rates fall below a certain percentage >
  
  Slavery is never okay. >
  
  They need to amend the 13th amendment. It bans slavery Except in prison...so if you remove the incentive to incarcerate, the whole game changes. >
  
  The fact many people don’t know this is still legally being implemented today is alarming >
  
  We need to deschedule marijuana entirely or at least lower it.
  I don't smoke pot (nor do I ever plan to) but it's nuts it's on the same level as cocaine and heroin in terms of treatment under the Controller Substances Act.
  I'll also note medical use of marijuana also prohibits firearms ownership. I don't think potheads are any worse than alcoholics, and you can still own a firearm as an alcoholic. >
  
  Same level as heroin, but cocaine is Schedule II whereas marijuana is Schedule I.  So it's treated as worse than cocaine according to that. >
  
  I’ve turned into a stoner in my mid 30s.  Helps me sleep, helps relieve stress / anxiety, no negative health effects because I only do edibles, it makes bad movies fun to watch and no hangover. >
  
  Delta-8 gummies made my alcholism just kinda fade away. There are six-packs of beer at work left over from an event and I have permission to take one if I want and I just can't even be bothered with it anymore. It's amazing. >
  
  Same experience here on the drinking. My alcohol habits weren't disastrous, but it felt like my days were 10-20% worse off because of the anxiety and hangovers.
  My desire to drink just petered out despite not actively trying to drink less. Plus it's been much easier to pause or stop the pot use when I need to. >
  
  I’m against guns but if we are going to have them I’d rather my stoner neighbors own them than my drunk ones >
  
  For me, if pot users in states where it's legalized for recreational use can own guns but not in states which haven't legalized it, that's the greater problem.
  OTOH, if potential violence is the key factor for prohibiting some felons from having guns, this could be the camel's nose in the tent for NONVIOLENT felons, e.g., fraudsters, burglars, catalytic converter thieves, perjurers, etc to regain their 2A rights.