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POLITICSJun 25 · 11:00 UTCCHICAGO SUN-TIMESJacob Sullum

Supreme Court sides with weed user barred from owning guns

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that federal law prohibiting firearm possession by cannabis users violates the Second Amendment. The decision centered on Ali Hemani, a Texas man who used marijuana and owned a gun, with the Court rejecting the logic of criminalizing gun ownership for drug users as inconsistent with historical firearm regulation traditions.

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