US Supreme Court eases restrictions on drug users owning firearms (opens original article in a new tab)

US Supreme Court ruled that federal law barring drug users from owning firearms violates the Second Amendment, siding with a marijuana user in a unanimous decision.

• US Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of marijuana user Ali Danial Hemani, stating that federal law barring drug users from owning firearms violates the Second Amendment.
• The ruling narrows but does not eliminate government's ability to restrict gun access for drug users.
• The decision upholds a lower court's dismissal of illegal gun possession charges against Hemani, a Pakistani American dual citizen who used marijuana.