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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lindsay Whitehurst

Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns

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The Supreme Court sided Thursday with a Texas marijuana user who wants to legally own a gun, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.

The justices sided with Ali Danial Hemani, who argued that a law barring guns from anyone who uses drugs illegally violates the Second Amendment. Hemani wasn’t charged with any other crimes or accused of using the weapon under the influence.

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