As we all know, cannabis is still illegal on the federal level, yet its being legalized on the local level..
So people who stay in federal housing have a dilemma.. Do they give up their local right to keep a roof over their head, or smoke and jeopardize their housing..
Note, local leadership says that it will let people in the housing smoke on a case by case basis..
Whats your take on this because its a continuous fight for jobs to get these people out of poverty, yet most jobs make you take a urine test to get a job..
Looks like politicians are using poverty to pimp the people..
Chicago Housing Authority relaxes recreational marijuana policy
CHICAGO — Chicago is still dealing with some hurdles in the new recreational marijuana marketplace.
Now, that pot is legal in Illinois, the Chicago Housing Authority has relaxed it’s hard line approach to the drug.
Most legal customers can buy marijuana at dispensaries, then use it at home. But for those living in subsidized housing that is governed by federal law, cannabis is still criminal.
Last year, CHA sent letters their 63,000 households warning residents that families could be evicted for cannabis violations.
But under pressure from Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot to take a less heavy-handed approach, the CHA board of commissioners approved a revised policy that provides protections
The updated policy now says each cannabis complaint would lead to a "consideration of relevant facts on a case-by-case basis"
And that CHA officials would, “work with residents, participants, applicants and landlords to provide information and guidance in their efforts to exercise their rights under local law without jeopardizing their housing under federal law.”
Jeremy Jacobs is the CEO of Enlighten, a company that helps educate the public and cannabis customers about marijuana.
“You’re making a choice: which one of my rights do I want to have? Do I want to have my state’s rights or do I want to have my federal rights?” he said. “You’ve got a situation where the federal subsidy with housing – people that are known medical consumers – and all of a sudden you have these federal regulators that are able to control these people’s housing.”
So people who stay in federal housing have a dilemma.. Do they give up their local right to keep a roof over their head, or smoke and jeopardize their housing..
Note, local leadership says that it will let people in the housing smoke on a case by case basis..
Whats your take on this because its a continuous fight for jobs to get these people out of poverty, yet most jobs make you take a urine test to get a job..
Looks like politicians are using poverty to pimp the people..
Chicago Housing Authority relaxes recreational marijuana policy
- Mike Lowe
- 22 mins ago
CHICAGO — Chicago is still dealing with some hurdles in the new recreational marijuana marketplace.
Now, that pot is legal in Illinois, the Chicago Housing Authority has relaxed it’s hard line approach to the drug.
Most legal customers can buy marijuana at dispensaries, then use it at home. But for those living in subsidized housing that is governed by federal law, cannabis is still criminal.
Last year, CHA sent letters their 63,000 households warning residents that families could be evicted for cannabis violations.
But under pressure from Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot to take a less heavy-handed approach, the CHA board of commissioners approved a revised policy that provides protections
The updated policy now says each cannabis complaint would lead to a "consideration of relevant facts on a case-by-case basis"
And that CHA officials would, “work with residents, participants, applicants and landlords to provide information and guidance in their efforts to exercise their rights under local law without jeopardizing their housing under federal law.”
Jeremy Jacobs is the CEO of Enlighten, a company that helps educate the public and cannabis customers about marijuana.
“You’re making a choice: which one of my rights do I want to have? Do I want to have my state’s rights or do I want to have my federal rights?” he said. “You’ve got a situation where the federal subsidy with housing – people that are known medical consumers – and all of a sudden you have these federal regulators that are able to control these people’s housing.”
have cheap place to live.
