TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 23, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in United States v. Hemani that the federal government cannot strip individuals of their Second Amendment rights or prosecute them for firearm possession based solely on their marijuana use. Reuters reports that the justices found the blanket federal ban unconstitutionally overbroad and lacking in historical precedent. Congress had enacted the law to prohibit gun possession by illegal drug users and addicted people. Writing for the court, Justice Neil Gorsuch said the ruling was a narrow one and did not address efforts to keep guns out of the hands of addicted or intoxicated people.