Supreme Court to Weigh Gun Rights for Drug Users in Major Second Amendment Case

The Supreme Court will hear its second major gun rights case this term on Monday, grappling with whether users of drugs like marijuana can be barred from possessing firearms — a question that has created unusual coalitions on both sides. The case, United States v. Hemani, arrives as more than half the states have legalized marijuana in some form while federal law still prohibits gun ownership by drug users. A ruling could reshape the intersection of Second Amendment rights and drug policy, with implications for millions of Americans in states where marijuana is legal but federal firearms restrictions remain in force.