This bill would prevent housing authorities from denying or evicting tenants from federally assisted housing simply because they use marijuana legally under state law. Currently, federal housing rules treat marijuana use as disqualifying criminal activity, even in states where it's legal. The legislation amends federal housing statutes to exclude state-legal marijuana use from definitions of "criminal activity" and "illegal drug use," affecting public housing residents and people receiving housing vouchers nationwide. Within 90 days of passage, the Department of Housing and Urban Development would need to establish smoke-free zones for marijuana in federally assisted housing similar to existing tobacco smoking restrictions. The bill does not authorize any new federal spending and imposes no specific timeline for implementation beyond the 90-day regulation deadline.
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