Medical Marijuana Patient Rejected For Federal Program

[Jim Finnel]

A cancer patient in Las Vegas, N.M., has been told that his use of medical marijuana has made him ineligible to receive a federal housing subsidy.

Seventy-year-old Robert Jones was told in an Oct. 12 letter from a local housing administrator that marijuana remains illegal at a federal level even though medical pot is legal in New Mexico.

Jones is appealing the decision to terminate him effective Nov. 30 from a voucher program that pays a portion of rent for low-income people.

Jones has a license to grow marijuana in his home.

A local housing official was told by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development official that the federal agency doesn't differentiate between medical marijuana use and any other use of the drug.


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Source: publicbroadcasting.net/krwg
Author: KRWG News
Copyright: 2010 The Associated Press
Contact: https://www.publicbroadcasting.net/krwg/
Website: KRWG: Medical Marijuana Patient Rejected For Federal Program (2010-10-31)

 

[MedicalNeed]

Makes one wonder how they knew he was a Medical Cannabis Patient, IF he did not tell them?

 

[freetheweed]

just another reason to vote yes tomorrow

 

[Jim Finnel]

Makes one wonder how they knew he was a Medical Cannabis Patient, IF he did not tell them?

I'm pretty sure that in New Mexico not only do you register as a patient but all grows are also registered. All they needed to do was check.

 

[MedicalNeed]

Thanks User, I was guessing something like that.

So I now wonder the "legality" of the state Narcing on people to the Feds?
Hum,,,