As pot flourishes in DC, federal ban restricts use by public housing tenants
By Paul Schwartzman Paul Schwartzman Reporter specializing in political profiles and narratives about life, death and everything in between Email Bio Follow April 25 at 8:07 PM When he smokes marijuana, a pastime he has indulged in “every day, all day” for four decades, Tyrone Gathers says he makes sure to leave his apartment and the grounds of his public housing complex in the District.
Five years ago, District voters passed Initiative 71, legalizing the private use, possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana, a step that solidified the city’s national stature as a bastion of progressive policy.Yet for the 20,000 tenants in public housing, as well as those who live in subsidized units across the country, the relaxation of local marijuana laws makes no difference in what residents can do inside their apartments.
“It’s like the sword of Damocles dangling over peoples’ heads,” said Battle, who lives in a subsidized unit at the Stoneridge apartments in Southeast, a mixed-income complex. “Why are you watching everyone?” Pondexter asked. “You feel like you’re under attack by the police and by society. It feeds resentment, anxiety and fear.”
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