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There may be no direct physiological link between cannabis use and violence, however, many studies show a link between the two. I don't think the question is if there is a link but rather more about its nature. It seems more likely to me to be related to shared risk factors for drug use and violence rather than some physiological effect of marijuana itself. But the fact that marijuana use can be correlated with an elevated risk of violence means firearm restrictions may have the potential to save lives.
Did those studies control for other substance abuse?
After all steroids are a controlled substance, and there's a statistically very significant correlation between their use and violent crime, but much less so (although still a correlation) if other substance abuse is controlled for.
In terms of medical marijuana legalistation, the correlation seems to be the opposite.
So the difference between Medical Marijuana users being prohibited from owning firearms and TRT users being prohibited, is most likely that marijuana is still illegal under federal law (ie an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act, codified at 21 U.S.C. § 802).