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

Should marijuana users be able to own guns

The Independent UK · Feb 28

The NRA and NORML Unite To Oppose the Federal Gun Ban for Marijuana Users

Drug policy reformers and Second Amendment advocates team up in a case before the Supreme Court.

Reason · Feb 2

US prosecutor in Wyoming promises crackdown on pot in national parks and on other public lands

A federal prosecutor in Wyoming pledges to “rigorously” prosecute people for small amounts of marijuana in national parks and on other public lands

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

35 Years Ago, a Judge Said Marijuana Did Not Belong in Schedule I. HHS Finally Agrees.

The 1988 case highlighted the DEA's stubborn insistence that marijuana has no "accepted medical use."

Reason · Sep 6, 2023

Four Months After Biden Promised Marijuana Pardons, He Has Not Issued Any

The president reaped political benefits with his pre-election proclamation but has yet to follow through.

Reason · Feb 16, 2023

Drug science in 2023 is gonna be lit

2022 was a record-breaking year for drug research. 2023 may be even better thanks to loosened research restrictions

Salon · Dec 30, 2022

Marijuana legalization in Missouri takes effect Thursday

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Marijuana legalization in Missouri takes effect Thursday, capping a 50-year effort to end prohibition and allowing individuals to legally possess 3 ounces or less of marijuana flower.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 8, 2022

Oregon's governor pardons thousands for pot convictions

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced she is pardoning an estimated 45,000 people convicted of simple possession of marijuana, a month after President Joe Biden did the same under federal law

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

Five states voted on adult-use marijuana

Elsewhere, natural psychedelic drugs were on the ballot

Salon · Nov 9, 2022

Arkansas Voters Reject Marijuana Legalization

Early polling showed a majority favored the change, but support fell in the face of opposition from leading Republicans and conservative groups.

Reason · Nov 9, 2022