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Government can’t restrict gun ownership over habitual weed use, Supreme Court rules

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The Supreme Court on Thursday found that a Texas man could not be prosecuted under a federal law that prohibits regular users of controlled substances, such as marijuana, from possessing firearms. Democracy Dies in Darkness Government can’t restrict gun ownership over habitual weed use, Supreme Court rules At issue before the court was whether the gun restriction reflected America’s “historical tradition.”

The Supreme Court on Thursday found that a Texas man could not be prosecuted under a federal law that prohibits regular users of controlled substances, such as marijuana, from possessing firearms. Democracy Dies in Darkness Government can’t restrict gun ownership over habitual weed use, Supreme Court rules At issue before the court was whether the gun restriction reflected America’s “historical tradition.”
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