06/19/2026
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the government cannot automatically strip firearm rights from casual drug users without showing they pose a danger to public safety.
The case involved a Texas man who occasionally used ma*****na and was charged under a federal law that prohibits unlawful users of controlled substances from possessing fi****ms.
The court ruled the law was applied unconstitutionally in his case but emphasized that the decision is narrow and does not eliminate all firearm restrictions for drug users or those with substance addiction.
The ruling means prosecutors may now need to present evidence that a person’s drug use makes them dangerous rather than relying solely on drug use as grounds for a firearm prohibition.
The decision is expected to have significant implications for future Second Amendment challenges, particularly as ma*****na remains federally illegal despite being legal in many states.