Supreme Court limits power of federal government to disarm drug users [View all]

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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.

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