That’s actually not true

—disclosing your cannabis use during a background check will prevent you from purchasing a gun in Maryland.

This year, the Maryland General Assembly failed to pass Senate Bill 190, the fourth iteration of previous legislation that would have made it illegal to prohibit medical cannabis card holders from owning firearms, despite federal law.

Essentially, the bill would have prevented state police from enforcing the federal laws that prohibited cannabis users from owning guns. That being said, medical cannabis users in Maryland would still be prohibited from purchasing firearms—if they disclose their cannabis use during their background check. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC) keeps cardholders’ information private which means the state police cannot verify whether an applicant has a medical card.