Right now smoking medical cannabis prevents people from benefiting from federal housing.
The “Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2018” introduced by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) will protect people who use medical marijuana.
It’s an ambitious bill prompted by a D.C. resident’s need for cannabis medication who lives in federally assisted housing.
Currently no matter the state law using cannabis products blocks someone from benefiting from federal housing which in many cases means the difference between the streets and a home.
The D.C. resident’s name is Sondra Battle and Rep. Homes Norton is calling the Bill, “Sondra Battle Cannabis Fair Use Act.” Clearly, the Representative is greatly moved by Battle’s story and sees the healing benefits of cannabis as big enough to supersede Federal law in states that already allow for medical or recreational marijuana.
Rep. Holmes Norton declared, “Residents like Sondra should not fear eviction from federally assisted housing simply for using cannabis to treat their medical conditions.”
