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The Supreme Court’s review of United States v. Hemani could determine whether the federal firearm ban for marijuana users under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3) has any real historical basis. The case puts one of the most outdated and contested prohibitions in federal gun law squarely in front of the justices.
A coalition of gun rights organizations has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, urging the justices to grant certiorari in a case known as Harris v. United States, which challenges the federal ban on firearms possession by marijuana users.
A three-judge panel from the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that the law banning the users of marijuana from owning firearms is unconstitutional.
A judge in Texas has dismissed with prejudice a case against a man arrested with marijuana and firearms, citing Second Amendment concerns.
The Second Amendment Foundation has sued the U.S. Government, Attorney General Merrick Garland and two other top federal officials in a challenge of long-standing federal laws and regulations prohibiting gun possession or ownership by medical marijuana users.
