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The bill protects residents of federally assisted housing from eviction or denial for state-legal marijuana use and establishes uniform smoke restrictions, at the cost of adding legal and administrative complexity for HUD, housing providers, and landlords and limiting where residents may consume marijuana.
Renters in federally assisted housing (especially low-income families) will not be evicted or denied admission solely for use, possession, or obtaining marijuana that is lawful under state law.
Families in federally assisted housing face reduced risk of losing housing benefits or being displaced because of state-law-compliant marijuana activity, supporting housing stability.
HUD is clarified not to discourage or prohibit state-law-compliant marijuana activity in federally assisted housing, reducing some admission/eviction uncertainty for compliant residents.
HUD, public-housing agencies, owners and landlords will face legal and administrative complexity and enforcement uncertainty because federal law still classifies marijuana as a controlled substance.
Landlords, housing authorities, and local governments may face legal or liability questions and lose discretion in tenant screening or admission decisions related to state-law cannabis activity, increasing operational burdens and possible disputes.
Residents who use or possess marijuana may face new smoke-use restrictions similar to tobacco rules, limiting where they can consume it within federally assisted housing.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Prevents federally assisted housing from treating state‑legal marijuana conduct as drug‑related criminal activity and directs HUD to align smoking rules with existing tobacco rules.
Makes state-compliant marijuana conduct no longer count as "drug-related criminal activity" for purposes of federal assisted-housing rules and directs HUD to treat state-legal marijuana activity in federally assisted housing the same way it treats state-legal tobacco use. It also requires HUD to issue regulations within 90 days to restrict marijuana smoking in federally assisted housing consistent with existing HUD tobacco-smoking rules.
Introduced December 17, 2025 by Eleanor Holmes Norton · Last progress December 17, 2025