Tag: Eleanor Holmes Norton

Biden Admin Insists Public Housing Residents Can’t Use Cannabis, Even For Medical Purposes

Nov 12, 2021

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Gaspard Le Dem

in Federal, Outlaw Report, Politics, Social Equity, Washington, D.C.

Cannabis users still aren’t welcome in public housing, according to the Biden administration. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says it will keep denying federally-assisted public housing to those who use weed, whether or not they reside in a state that has legalized the plant. Earlier this year, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton,…
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Pushes For Commercial Cannabis in Washington D.C.

Apr 7, 2020

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Brandon Soderberg

in Federal, Outlaw Report, Washington, D.C.

On Friday, April 3, Democratic Congresswoman for Washington, D.C. Eleanor Holmes Norton demanded Congress remove the rider that prevents D.C. from using local funds to establish a commercial recreational cannabis industry in the district. “At this moment of unparalleled need, D.C. should be able to collect tax revenue from all available sources, like every other…