I used to write off people talking about the dangers of cannabis as more Reefer Madness, but recently I've started to pay more attention.
The strains and edibles are so strong that it's like elephant tranquilizer these days
https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/he-was-an-isolated-stoner-who-completely/comments?utm_source=%2Fprofile%2F12729762-alex-berenson&utm_medium=reader2
If he's a stoner, he should not have been able to buy the gun legally. I guess he LIED on the ATF 4473, meaning he broke Federal and State gun laws long before committing murder. I guess since he was allowed to possess a firearm, there's no medical marijuana permit on record for him.
Damn! Aren't laws supposed to PREVENT crime? {/sarc}
Sometimes it's not the physical effects and addiction, but the psychological ones. Not everyone reacts the same way to the same chemicals they inhale or ingest. Plus, over time, the tolerance he's acquired may mean he was using it more frequently and in larger quantities. He apparently had the means to buy it, since he was 22 and made over $100K doing his music.
Many mentally ill people self-medicate, in part because they don't admit they need help or don't want to seek help due to embarrassment, ego, etc. So, they choose drugs and/or alcohol to "quiet their minds".
Based on the social media posts released, he's deeply disturbed.
Since IL has red flag laws, and the signs were giant billboard-size with flashing lights, where were the people these laws expect will turn in these types of crazy people?
A petition can be filed by a family member, an interested third party, or by police
against an individual they believe to be an immediate and present danger to
themselves or others.
https://www.oflaherty-law.com/learn-about-law/illinois-red-flag-gun-law-explained-how-to-petition-to-remove-someones-firearmNobody?
Anybody?
Bueller?
Bueller?
Point: If this person can exhibit the behavior he did, and not one person saw him as a potential threat to public safety, then how the hell will red flag laws stop anyone else? (Hint: Laws don't stop crime, even if you make it a crime to not report someone before they commit a crime)