US EditionA Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances
The Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of barring gun ownership for regular marijuana users, impacting millions and addressing conflicts amid varied state cannabis laws.
- The U.S. Supreme Court considered a challenge to the federal gun ban for marijuana users, involving Ali Danial Hemani. The DOJ argued the law is justified, while critics say it is unconstitutionally vague.
- With cannabis legal in many states, lower federal courts have been split since a landmark 2022 decision, creating tension for millions of Americans who use marijuana.
- Supporters cited historical restrictions when the Republican Trump administration defends the firearm restriction with backing from some gun-control groups, while the NRA allies with the ACLU.
- The Supreme Court could broaden or preserve disqualifications, as a decision may allow broader legal gun possession for other illegal-drug users because the statute applies beyond cannabis, affecting public-safety reasoning.
- Critics argued the statute's vagueness could lead to prosecutorial overreach, with civil-rights groups warning it may violate constitutional rights, including 'a blank check', according to the ACLU's Cecillia Wang.
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Marijuana advocates light up Second Amendment fight at Supreme Court
A major Second Amendment case pending at the Supreme Court is firing up marijuana legalization advocates who fear the Trump administration’s defense of a 1968 gun ban could expose millions of recreational pot users to prosecution, even as a growing number of states relax their cannabis laws.
Hartford Courant
Supreme Court weighs legality of gun ban for drug users
By Michael Macagnone, CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on March 2 over a federal law that bans drug users from buying or possessing firearms, the latest in a string of cases where the conservative-controlled court is positioned to reshape gun control laws nationwide. The Trump administration asked the justices to overturn a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, which found that the law inf…
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