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WEBVTT MARIJUANA CARDS ARE IN EFFECT IN ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA--- SOME PATIENTS ARE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THEY'RE GIVING UP THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS. 40 IS LIVE TONIGHT IN VAN BUREN AND TELLUSS WHY GUN DEALERS WON'T SELL YOU A WEAPON IF YOU'RE USING MEDICINAL CANNABIS. AT A AND B PAWN EMPLOYEES VEHA ALREADY HAD TO TURN DOWN SEVERAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA USERS BECAUSE IT'S STILL ILLEGAL ACCORDINGO T THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. "people have not realized that when y gouet your medical marijuana card it does forfeit your rights for firearms." TRACI LEWELLEN WITH A AND B PAWN SAYS MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS SHE'S TALKED WITH WERE SURPRISED WHEN SHE TOLD THEM THEY COULD NOT BUY A GUN AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO OWN ONE. "some of them haven't been happy because they did not realize that when they applied for the cards." ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL FIREARMS FORM THAT YOU MUST FILL OUT TO PURCHASE A GUN, UNDER SECTION 11E IT ASKS IF Y'ROUE A USER OF MARIJUANA AND SAYS IT'S STILL ILLEGAL UNDER FEDALER LAW REGARDLESS OF WHAT'S LEGAL IN YOUR STATE. IF YOU ANSWER YES, THEN YOU'RE DENIED A GUN AND IF YOU LIE, IT COULD COST YOU...THE FORM SAYS UP TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON AND UP TA O 250-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND WEAPONS ON THE LOCAL LEVEL... "well we're not enforcers of federal law, for instance immigration is federal law." WE ASKED THE SEBASTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENT IS FOUND WITH A FIREARM ...IT'S SOMETHING THEY HAVEN'T YET DEALT WITH . "we're going to have to take that under counsel and we're going to have to proceed cautiously and probably that's our best word to use, not that we're not going to enforce the law and make sure everyone's safe, but with the same time not going to over zealous because we don't want to infringe anyone's right." "my advice is if you're wanting the medical marijuana card you really need to think about your firearm rights." TODAY I ASKED THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IF THEY'VE RELEASED NAMES OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS. A SPOKESPERSON SAYS CURRENTLY, THEY'VE NOT SHARED THAT LIST WITH ANY FEDERAL AGENCIES BUT I WAS TOLD LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE ABLE TO TELL IF AN ID CARD IS VALID. LIVE IN VAN BUREN BRETT RAINS 40/29 NEWS. WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE