Supreme Court Rules for Marijuana User Prosecuted for Gun Possession

Thursday, June 18, 2026

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday the government can't criminally prosecute a man for possessing a firearm simply because he regularly smoked marijuana ...

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Supreme Court says habitual marijuana users can't be banned from owning guns

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I was gonna get me a gun.

But then I got high..

#1 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-06-18 12:58 PM | Reply | Funny: 4

SCOTUS got something right for a change.

Even a broken clock...

#2 | Posted by qcp at 2026-06-18 01:19 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

So you can carry a pew pew while smoking the pew pew weed. Makes sense to me

#3 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-06-18 08:42 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

No. That's still carrying a gun while intoxicated, illegal pretty much everywhere, also applies to alcohol.

This is saying that your right to own a gun can't be denied just because you occasionally get high, just like your right to own a gun can't be denied just because you occasionally get drunk.

They absolutely got this one right.

#4 | Posted by DarkVader at 2026-06-19 10:41 AM | Reply

Swords into plowshares. Guns into bongs.

#5 | Posted by moder8 at 2026-06-19 11:07 AM | Reply

Thanks for the update DarkVader. I'm glad I don't have to worry about either of them.

#6 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-06-19 12:06 PM | Reply

A rare occasion lately, where I agree with SCOTUS.

#7 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-06-19 01:03 PM | Reply