Historic Court Ruling: Second Amendment Rights vs. Marijuana Use!

Law of Self Defense - A podcast by Attorney Andrew F. Branca

On August 9, 2023, a three-judge Federal Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed the conviction of Patrick Daniels, a habitual marijuana user who at trial had been found guilty of violating a federal statute making it a felony for unlawful users of drugs to be in possession of firearms. Daniels had been found with a pistol and rifle in his vehicle during a traffic stop. Following his conviction Daniels was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison. This Court of Appeals found in ...