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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is proposing changes to the federal gun purchase form (Form 4473) to reflect recent shifts in how marijuana is treated under federal policy. The updated form would still require gun buyers to certify they are not unlawful users of controlled substances, but it removes the explicit warning about medical marijuana use being disqualifying, and instead focuses more narrowly on recreational use being illegal under federal law.
The change follows the Trump administration’s move to reschedule marijuana to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act, which may offer certain protections for state-legal medical cannabis patients. As part of that shift, officials say the form is being updated to align with the idea that some medically supervised use may no longer automatically disqualify someone from gun ownership under federal rules.
At the same time, Justice Department officials have indicated they are reconsidering how aggressively they defend the federal law that bars drug users from owning firearms, though no final policy change has been made. Gun rights advocates, including the Second Amendment Foundation, have welcomed the form changes, but ongoing court cases and Supreme Court litigation mean the broader legal landscape around cannabis use and gun rights is still in flux.
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Original article written by . Published on May 11, 2026 by Marijuana Moment.
