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By Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN Staff
Posted July 25, 2011, at 7:37 p.m.
http://bangordailyn
ews.com/2011/ 07/25/news/ bangor/brewer- housing-authorit y-bans-medical-
marijuana/
BREWER, Maine — Those prescribed medical marijuana will not be allowed to
treat themselves on any property owned or operated by Brewer Housing Authority
— including Section 8 housing — the board decided Monday.
“No resident can use medical marijuana in our projects [and] if they do they
will be evicted,” Executive Director Gordon Stitham said.
The ban covers both public housing units and privately owned properties that
fall under the federally funded Section 8 housing program, he said.
“Any landlord or any tenant
receiving public assistance under the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
will not be able to use medical marijuana in their units,” Stitham said.
Maine voters first approved the use of medical marijuana in 1999, and in
November 2009 resoundingly supported expanding the law to include more medical
conditions and the creation of nonprofit, government-sanction ed clinics and
marijuana cultivation centers.
Registered patients who suffer from certain ailments, such as cancer, glaucoma
and multiple sclerosis, are allowed to possess up to 2½ ounces of the drug and
to grow up to six plants.
“You can have it, but you’re not going to bring it into our projects,”
Stitham said, adding that applications for housing from medical marijuana
patients will automatically be rejected.
“We’re not going to be able to serve you
because of the medical marijuana,” he said.
Housing authority commissioners first discussed the
proposed rules in March (http://bangordailyn
ews.com/2011/ 04/25/news/ brewer-housing- authority- board-discusses-
medical-marijuan a-use-by- tenants/) and contacted the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development to get an opinion.
HUD basically said federal laws trump state laws, but added that local housing
authorities have the discretion to determine occupancy policies.
In February, 14 states in the U.S., Maine included, had legalized medical
marijuana use.
“The housing authority will not provide any exceptions for residents
prescribed medical marijuana,” Stitham said.
Commissioner Marilyn Sproul decided to abstain from voting on Monday but did not
give a reason. The other five board members approved the ban.
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