Strange Bedfellows: NORML and the NRA Both Want The Cannabis Gun Ban Cut Back
Sometimes the clearest sign that a law has outlived reality is who shows up to challenge it. In a case now headed to the Supreme Court, NORML and the National Rifle Association are effectively on the same side, opposing a federal rule that can turn marijuana users into prohibited gun owners, even when they are […]
NRA Joins Marijuana Groups Urging Supreme Court To Overturn Ban On Gun Ownership By Cannabis Consumers As Unconstitutional
The National Rifle Association (NRA)–arguably the most influential gun rights lobbying group in the U.S.—has joined top drug policy reform organizations and other interests in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana consumers unconstitutional. In one of the latest amici briefs to be filed ahead of oral […]
Trump’s cannabis move undermines gun ban for users, Supreme Court brief says (Newsletter: January 27, 2026)
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One Joint, No Gun? The ATF Is Rethinking That Rule
A new interim rule would end automatic firearm denials based on a single instance of marijuana use, aligning federal policy with recent court rulings and growing legal pressure. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has issued an interim final rule that could significantly narrow the federal ban on firearm possession for people who […]
U.S. Supreme Court Schedules Hearing In Case On Marijuana Consumers’ Gun Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of a federal law banning people who use marijuana or other controlled substances from buying or possessing firearms. About two months after agreeing to take the case, justices on Friday set a date of March 2 to consider the conflicting arguments […]