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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lindsay Whitehurst

A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances

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Gun rights and cannabis legalization are usually on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both movements have brought about seismic shifts in the United States in recent decades.

Now those forces are lining up for a rare overlap in a case coming before the Supreme Court on Monday, and it is not the only unusual alliance.

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