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US Supreme Court rules on gun rights for marijuana users (opens original article in a new tab)

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US Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Texas marijuana user, stating that a federal law preventing drug users from owning guns violates the Second Amendment. The decision overturned a lower court's dismissal of his gun possession charge following an FBI raid that found marijuana, cocaine, and a firearm in his home.

  • US Supreme Court ruled that federal law barring drug users from owning firearms violates Second Amendment
  • The decision upheld dismissal of Ali Danial Hemani's illegal gun possession charge
  • The case involved a 2023 FBI raid that found a gun, marijuana, and cocaine in Hemani's home

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