Court Says Some Marijuana Users Can Have Guns

法院裁定部分大麻使用者可持有槍支


Introduction

The US Supreme Court made a new rule. The government cannot take guns away from people who only use marijuana sometimes.

美國最高法院制定了新規定。政府不能沒收僅偶爾使用大麻者的槍支。

Main Body

A man named Ali Hemani used marijuana. The government said he cannot have a gun. The Court looked at this law. They said the law is too big. Some people use drugs but are not dangerous.

一名叫 Ali Hemani 的男子使用過大麻。政府表示他不能持有槍支。法院審視了這項法律。他們認為這項法律過於寬泛。有些人雖然使用藥物但並不危險。

The government talked about old laws for people who drink too much alcohol. The Court said this is different. People who use marijuana sometimes are not the same as people who cannot control their lives.

政府提及關於酗酒者的舊法。法院表示情況不同。偶爾使用大麻的人,與那些無法掌控自己生活的人並不相同。

This rule does not help everyone. People with drug addictions still cannot have guns. People who are high right now still cannot have guns. The government can still take guns if a person is truly dangerous.

這項規定並非適用於所有人。藥癮患者仍然不能持有槍支。目前處於藥效影響下的人仍然不能持有槍支。如果一個人確實危險,政府仍可沒收其槍支。

Conclusion

The government cannot take guns from casual marijuana users. But they can still stop addicts or dangerous people from having guns.

政府不能沒收偶爾使用大麻者的槍支。但他們仍可阻止藥癮患者或危險人物持有槍支。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The Power of "Still"

In this text, the word still is used to show that a rule remains the same, even after a change. It is a key word for A2 students to describe continuity.

How it works:

  • Change: Marijuana users can have guns.
  • Continuity: Addicts still cannot have guns.

Simple Patterns:

  • [Subject] + still + [verb] \rightarrow "The government still can take guns."
  • [Subject] + still + [cannot] \rightarrow "Dangerous people still cannot have guns."

🛠️ Word Pairs (Opposites)

Notice how the text separates people into two groups. Learning these pairs helps you describe people clearly:

Group AGroup B
Casual users (Sometimes)Addicts (Always/Sick)
SafeDangerous

📌 Quick Tip: "Too Big"

The text says the law is "too big." In English, when we use too + adjective, it means there is a problem. It is more than what is okay.

  • Too big \rightarrow Not okay (Problem)
  • Too hot \rightarrow Not okay (Problem)

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who control a country
Example:The government made a new rule about guns.
dangerous (adj.)
Something or someone that can hurt you
Example:A wild tiger is very dangerous.
control (v.)
To have the power to make something happen or stop
Example:He cannot control his anger.
addictions (n.)
When a person cannot stop using a drug or doing something
Example:Some people have addictions to sugar or drugs.
casual (adj.)
Doing something only sometimes, not all the time
Example:She is a casual runner; she only runs once a week.
Practice A2 words in a crossword