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mahatmakanejeeves

(71,459 posts)
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:11 AM 7 hrs ago

Supreme Court limits power of federal government to disarm drug users

Source: CNN

Supreme Court limits power of federal government to disarm drug users

By John Fritze
4 min ago
PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2026, 10:05 AM ET

The Supreme Court Thursday curbed the power of the federal government to disarm a frequent marijuana user, limiting the scope of a law enacted during the 1960s to keep weapons out of the hands of Americans who regularly use drugs.

In an opinion written by Justice Neil Gorusch that had no dissent, the court ruled that the government's prosecution was inconsistent with the Second Amendment.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/politics/hemani-drugs-gun-rights-supreme-court



https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1234_g2bh.pdf
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Supreme Court limits power of federal government to disarm drug users (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 7 hrs ago OP
Ruling BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #1
They voted 9-0 that the law shouldn't ban drug users James48 5 hrs ago #2

James48

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2. They voted 9-0 that the law shouldn't ban drug users
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 11:39 AM
5 hrs ago

From owning guns Simply for using drugs.

They said that law did not conform to the 2nd Amendment.

We- yee haw. Gonna have to light one up.

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