Supreme Court Rules Marijuana Users Can Possess Firearms
最高法院裁定大麻使用者可持有槍支
更新於: 2026年6月21日 上午09:00
Supreme Court reached a unanimous 9-0 decision in the case of United States v.
Hemani)作出了9比0的全體一致裁決，這對第二修正案的權利而言是個重要的時刻。
The Court ruled that the federal government cannot automatically prohibit an individual from owning a firearm just because they are a regular marijuana user.
此項判決是針對德州居民阿里·丹尼爾·赫馬尼(Ali Danial Hemani)的個案，他因被探員查獲持有槍枝與大麻而遭到聯邦法律起訴。
This decision was specific to the case of Ali Danial Hemani, a Texas resident who was charged under federal law after agents found him with both a firearm and marijuana.
撰寫該意見書的大法官尼爾·戈薩奇(Neil Gorsuch)強調，政府未能提供足夠的歷史證據來證明所有大麻使用者本質上皆具有危險性。
Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the Court, emphasized that the government failed to provide enough historical evidence to prove that all marijuana users are inherently dangerous.
因此，法院判定該聯邦禁令在適用於赫馬尼時違憲，並指出公民不應在缺乏個別危險證據或公正聽證的情況下被剝奪權利。
Consequently, the Court found the federal ban unconstitutional as it was applied to Hemani, noting that citizens should not be stripped of their rights without individual evidence of danger or a fair hearing.
雖然此項判決是公民自由的一項勝利，但法院也釐清，對於那些攜帶槍枝時處於醉酒狀態，或是被證實對社會構成威脅的人，相關限制仍可能適用。
While this ruling is a victory for civil liberties, the Court clarified that restrictions may still apply to those who are currently intoxicated while armed or those who pose a proven threat to society.
這項判決凸顯了過時的聯邦毒品政策與不斷演變的州法律現狀之間的持續緊張關係。
This decision highlights the ongoing tension between outdated federal drug policies and the evolving landscape of state laws.
