Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns

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• Texas treats simple possession as a low-level misdemeanor.

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• The justices sided with a Texas gun owner who faced criminal charges after admitting to marijuana use argued that a federal gun law violated the Second Amendment.

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• The Court’s entire approach to the Second Amendment remains a train wreck, in other words.

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• If so, the Supreme Court has great news for you.

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• The justices sided with a Texas gun owner who faced criminal charges after admitting to marijuana use argued that a federal gun law…

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• The Court’s entire approach to the Second Amendment remains a train wreck, in other words.

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• If so, the Supreme Court has great news for you.

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• Texas treats simple possession as a low-level misdemeanor.

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