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Supreme Court's 'history' test finds a marijuana user can own a gun
The U.S. government can't take away a Texas man's right to own a gun, even though he uses marijuana, the Supreme Court held Thursday, in a unanimous decision that narrows a provision of a federal gun control law. The case, United States v. Hemani…
Lawyer Who Won SCOTUS Marijuana-Gun Case Says Ruling Breathed 'New Life' Into Landmark 2A Ruling
The attorney who secured a Supreme Court win paring back gun laws affecting marijuana users told the Daily Caller News Foundation Thursday the decision could signal how the justices plan to incorporate New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v.
Arkansas officials, advocate praise SCOTUS ruling on marijuana and gun ownership | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
For Melissa Fults, Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that it is not inherently illegal for marijuana users to possess a gun 'should have happened a long time ago.' A marijuana advocate of 15 years and a gun owner, the Hensley native said the…
Supreme Court backs gun rights for marijuana users in 9-0 decision
(The Center Square) – Gun rights advocates celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Thursday to allow occasional marijuana users to possess firearms. Justices on the high court ruled unanimously to allow Ali Hemani, a man found with…
Task force busts illegal Marijuana growth in Central Point
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. - Detectives busted a black-market marijuana grow hidden inside pear orchards in rural Central Point on Tuesday, June 16. The Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant in the 1000 block of Old Stage Road.
Retailers reported $17.6 million in sales in May, double what they did last fall
Minnesota's burgeoning legal marijuana industry reported $17.6 million in retail sales in May, a near doubling since the first non-tribal shops began opening last fall. Yes, but: That pace is still well behind one cannabis law firm's prediction of…
Justices rule feds' prosecution of marijuana user for gun possession violates Second Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday held that the federal government cannot, under the Second Amendment, use a federal criminal law to bar occasional marijuana users from possessing firearms. There were no dissents, but, as is regularly so with gun…
The Supreme Court Has Good News for Stoners With Guns
The Supreme Court narrowed a federal law that made it a criminal offense for illegal drug users to own firearms, ruling on Thursday that the conviction of a Texas man under that measure was “inconsistent with the Second Amendment.”…
Neil Gorsuch's New Gun-Rights Decision Is a Love Letter to Legal Weed
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The Supreme Court affirmed a marijuana user's right to bear arms on Thursday, holding that criminal charges against him for…
Law enforcement struggling to keep up with US drugged-driving
Unlike alcohol, there is no universally accepted measure that can reliably determine whether someone is impaired by marijuana, hemp, or other drugs at any given moment. Researchers, toxicologists, and traffic safety experts such as the National…
Supreme Court's narrow gun decision kindles divisions, more questions
The Supreme Court's gun decision on Thursday was technically unanimous. But it was narrow. The ruling found the government cannot criminally prosecute a man for firearm possession simply because he admitted to smoking marijuana a few times a week.
Court decides against gun ban for pot users | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights. The justices decided unanimously in favor of Ali Danial…
New dad Freddy Brazier says baby daughter Isla 'has mum Jade Goody's eyes
Freddy Brazier, the youngest son of late reality star Jade Goody, has revealed sweetly that his two-month-old daughter ‘has her eyes.' The 21-year-old, whose on-off partner Holly Swinburn gave birth to their daughter in March, said…
4 charged with murder after 18-year-old Hiram High graduate killed during alleged drug deal in Paulding County
Four people have been arrested and charged with murder after an 18-year-old recent Hiram High School graduate was shot and killed during what investigators describe as a drug deal in Paulding County. According to the Paulding County Sheriff's…
NC lawmakers react to a retail cannabis marketplace announcement in Virginia
Virginia's legal retail cannabis market will open next July, but will it affect North Carolina? Lawmakers here expect lost revenue from those who will travel over the border to purchase cannabis legally. Some lawmakers are reacting to the…
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