The United States Supreme Court has handed down a ruling in favor of a marijuana user who had been barred from possessing firearms, determining that the law used to bring charges against him runs afoul of the Second Amendment.
In its decision, the court found that the federal statute used to prosecute the man was not only a violation of his constitutional right to bear arms, but also unconstitutionally vague in its application.
The ruling raises important questions about how federal gun laws interact with marijuana use, particularly as more states have moved to legalize or decriminalize cannabis in recent years.
