WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday appeared sympathetic to a marijuana user’s challenge to a federal law that bars people who consume illegal drugs from having firearms.
Gun rights advocates argue the law falls afoul of the Constitution’s Second Amendment, which protects the right to bear arms.
Based on oral arguments, it appears a majority of the court could rule in favor of Texas-based Ali Danial Hemani, an alleged regular user of marijuana who had a handgun at his home in the Dallas area when it was searched by the FBI in 2022. The ruling could be limited in scope, based on concerns that prosecutors could not show that Hermani’s use of marijuana made him a danger to society.
My conspiracy theory is that the money groups like it pseudo legal. It keeps prices high, so the people who greased politicians hands to get state restricted licenses get to make money hand over fist.
It’s pseudo legal status is also great for politicians. Not only do they get this perpetual carrot to dangle over the electorate, they can milk money from both the Cannabis lobby and the Alcohol and Pharma lobbys by making promises to do slight tweaks to legislation.