Coverage dated June 17, 2026 to June 18, 2026

Court decides against gun ban for pot users

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.

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  1. The Daily Caller

    Supreme Court Clears Way For Marijuana Users To Own Guns (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that marijuana users have a constitutional right to own firearms.

  2. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Supreme Court limits ban on gun ownership by marijuana users (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the application of a decades-old federal law that bars firearms possession by certain drug users, rejecting a position taken by President Donald Trump’s administration

  3. RedState

    New: Supreme Court Unanimously Tosses Federal Pot-User Firearm Ban (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Supreme Court unanimously strikes down federal ban on firearm ownership by marijuana users.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The court has ruled against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users.

  5. Breitbart News

    SCOTUS Rules Against Ban on Gun Possession for Marijuana User (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    On Thursday, SCOTUS ruled against the prosecution of Ali Hemani for being a marijuana user in possession of a firearm.

  6. Newsweek

    Unanimous Supreme Court moves to loosen gun ban for marijuana users (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Supreme Court ruled that marijuana use alone isn’t enough to bar gun ownership, limiting enforcement of a decades-old federal law.

  7. The Federalist

    SCOTUS Rules Gun Restriction On Unlawful Drug Users Is Illegal (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    SCOTUS found the government's use of a law restricting gun possession for unlawful drug users to be "inconsistent with the Second Amendment."

  8. Christian Science Monitor

    Supreme Court’s ‘history’ test finds a marijuana user can own a gun (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    A unanimous Supreme Court sided with a marijuana user arrested for gun possession. It’s the latest application of the court’s “history and tradition” test to gun regulation.

  9. Fox26 Houston

    Supreme Court strikes down federal gun ban for unlawful drug users (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    The Supreme Court ruled 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) unconstitutional, unanimously striking down the federal law that automatically bans drug users, including marijuana users, from owning firearms.

  10. Roll Call

    Supreme Court curtails gun ban for drug users (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Thursday limited a federal law that prohibits illegal drug users from possessing firearms, in a case involving a man who was charged after investigators found a gun in his home and he admitted using marijuana about every other day.

  11. Al Jazeera

    US Supreme Court eases restrictions on drug users owning firearms (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Court sides unanimously with marijuana user who argued law barring him from owning firearms violated US Constitution.

  12. NBC News

    Supreme Court rules government cannot restrict gun rights for casual drug use (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Supreme Court endorsed a marijuana user's challenge to a law that bars people who consume illegal drugs from having firearms, the same law that Hunter Biden was convicted under.

  13. The Guardian

    Supreme court sides with Texas marijuana user who wants to legally own a gun (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Justices backed Ali Danial Hemani, who argued that barring guns from drug users illegally violates second amendment

  14. Delaware Public Media

    Supreme Court sides with a marijuana user who was barred from owning guns (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The court ruled that the law used to prosecute a marijuana user violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms and is unconstitutionally vague.

  15. WHDH Boston

    Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided Thursday with a Texas marijuana user who wants to legally own a gun, the latest in a line of firearm

  16. Forbes

    Supreme Court Backs Cannabis User In Major Second Amendment Gun-Rights Case (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The Supreme Court has ruled that the government can’t automatically take away someone’s right to own a gun just because they use cannabis, with advocates for cannabis reform calling this a big win.

  17. CBS News

    Supreme Court sides with Texas man who challenged law barring drug users from having guns (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.

  18. NPR

    Supreme Court sides with marijuana user who was barred from owning guns (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The court ruled that the law used to prosecute a marijuana user violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms and is unconstitutionally vague.

  19. Reason

    Supreme Court Rules Government Cannot Bar Marijuana Users From Owning Guns (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    A notable 9-0 Second Amendment decision that features three concurring opinions, all of which make good points.

  20. UPI

    Supreme Court blocks prosecution of man who owned a gun, used cannabis (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Supreme Court said Thursday that a Texas man can

  21. Texas Standard

    Supreme Court sides with Texas marijuana user who was barred from owning guns (opens Texas Standard)

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    Texas Standard's feed description

    The court ruled that the law used to prosecute a marijuana user violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms and is unconstitutionally vague.

  22. The Boston Globe

    Supreme Court narrows law banning drug users from owning guns (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed a federal gun control measure, siding with a marijuana user who had challenged a provision that had banned drug users from owning or possessing guns.

  23. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Supreme Court limits ban on gun ownership by marijuana users | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> The Supreme Court today limited the application of a decades-old federal law that bars firearms possession by certain drug users, rejecting a position taken by President Donald Trump’s administration that had threatened the gun rights of millions of Americans who use marijuana and own …

  24. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Court decides against gun ban for pot users (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.

  25. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Supreme Court limits ban on gun ownership by marijuana users - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    Supreme Court limits ban on gun ownership by marijuana users - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

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