The United States Supreme Court is currently examining a complex constitutional question involving Second Amendment rights and marijuana use, as justices consider whether cannabis users can be prohibited from owning firearms.
The legal proceedings are occurring against the backdrop of the Court’s landmark 2022 Bruen ruling, which established that any firearm regulation must have historical precedent dating back to America’s founding period in the late 18th century to be deemed constitutional.
This standard requires lawmakers and courts to find comparable restrictions that existed during the nation’s establishment in the 1700s when evaluating modern gun control measures.
