The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says it is required to continue denying federally assisted housing to people who use marijuana, even if they’re acting in compliance with state law.
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter to HUD Sec. Marcia Fudge in May, imploring the department to use executive discretion and not punish people over cannabis in legal states.
The department’s response letter, which Norton released on Tuesday, says that, “consistent with federal law, HUD prohibits the admission of users of marijuana to HUD assisted housing, including those who use medical marijuana.”
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