Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2025

This legislation, titled the "Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2025," aims to ensure that individuals engaging in marijuana-related activities compliant with state law are not disqualified from federally assisted housing programs. It achieves this by amending the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 . Specifically, the bill redefines terms like "drug-related criminal activity" and "illegal use of a controlled substance" to explicitly exclude the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or possession of marijuana when such activities are in compliance with the law of the State where they occur. Under these amendments, public housing agencies and owners of federally assisted housing would be prohibited from establishing standards that deny admission to households based on state-compliant marijuana activities. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would also be prevented from discouraging such activities. Furthermore, the bill mandates HUD to issue regulations within 90 days of enactment to restrict smoking marijuana in federally assisted housing in the same manner and locations as tobacco is currently restricted, ensuring consistent policy application.