{"id":3017,"date":"2026-06-18T14:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3017"},"modified":"2026-06-18T14:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:35:50","slug":"supreme-court-sides-with-a-texas-man-who-says-its-not-a-crime-for-marijuana-users-to-have-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3017","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it\u2019s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more Here are the top cases before the Supreme Court and what they mean for Trump\u2019s agenda<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2019t charged with any other crimes or accused of using the weapon under the influence.<\/span><\/p>\n

The is a loss for President Donald Trump\u2019s Republican administration, which had defended the 1968 law despite arguing against other gun restrictions. The measure was also used in a case against Hunter Biden, who was convicted in Wilmington, Delaware, of buying a gun while addicted to cocaine in 2018. He was later pardoned by his father, then-President Joe Biden, a Democrat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The opinion is the latest in a series of firearm cases to reach the Supreme Court since a landmark ruling expanding gun rights in 2022 led to a wave of challenges around the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

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