US EditionSupreme Court to decide if drug users can carry guns
The Supreme Court will decide if the federal ban on gun possession by habitual illegal drug users, affecting millions, violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
- The Supreme Court will examine if regular marijuana users can legally own firearms, stemming from the case United States v. Hemani.
- The Justice Department argues that a law banning gun possession by illegal drug users is necessary for public safety, contrary to a lower court's ruling.
- Ali Danial Hemani was charged with possessing a gun while admitting regular cannabis use; a federal court dismissed the charge, declaring the law unconstitutional.
- This case could affect millions of Americans, as nearly half of U.S. states have legalized marijuana, conflicting with federal law regarding gun possession.
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St Louis Post-Dispatch
Columbus TelegramSupreme Court agrees to hear gun case next year
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights.
Pulse of Politics: SCOTUS takes on cannabis and guns & talkin' tariffs
The Supreme Court weighs the question of if people who regularly smoke cannabis should be allowed to legally own a gun. Frank Marra with Greenhouse of Walled Lake weighs in on that, plus reaction to the 24% wholesale cannabis tax. Plus, Automotive Leaders Podcast host and former auto supply chain executive Jan Griffiths joins Pulse of Politics host Aaron Jordan to talk about the latest involving President Trump's import taxes.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Drug Users Possessing Firearms
by Natalia Mittelstadt The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case on drug users possessing firearms to determine whether the federal law criminalizing such possession is unconstitutional. The Trump administration urged the court to hear the case, making it the latest regarding the Second Amendment that the court agreed to hear this term, according to The Hill news outlet. The court is expected to rule on the case by the end of its term …
SCOTUS to consider if marijuana users can legally own guns, with high interest in Colorado
DENVER Marijuana users and gun owners are not hard to find in Colorado. Now both communities are paying close attention to the U.S. Supreme Court, which announced Monday it will consider whether regular marijuana users can legally own guns.Colorado and about half of the other states in the country have legalized recreational marijuana, but its still illegal federally.A federal law bans those who are an unlawful user of or addicted to any control…
The Billings Gazette
Beatrice Daily SunJustices to hear gun case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights.
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