On April 28, 2026, the Attorney General of the United States, relying on international treaties, authorized medical use of cannabis, but only for state licensed medical marijuana businesses that apply … Cannabis Rescheduling Confusion
House File 978 – Medical Use of Psilocybin Meeting Time: 3/18/26 2:00 PM Location: Senate Lounge Because psilocybin is an illegal substance under federal law, House File 978 requires employees … Letter to Senate Subcommittee – March 18, 2026
House File 978: An Act relating to the production and administration of psilocybin Meeting Time: 1/27/26 1:30 PM Location: Room 217 Conference Room Public Comments Because psilocybin is an illegal … Letter to Senate Subcommittee – January 24, 2026
House File 990 I am writing in support of House File 990, expanding access to cannabis for medical use, but not on the condition it puts Iowans into a needless … Letter to Senate Subcommittee – Jan. 19, 2026
To the Editor: Rick Wagaman’s Guest Opinion (Des Moines Register, 12/28/25), “Iowa should be ready for reset on cannabis,” leaves out an important step Iowa should be taking right now, … Letter to the Editor – December 2025
For several years now, the Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board has recommended changing the name “Medical Cannabidiol Act” to “Medical Cannabis Act” in its annual reports to the Iowa Legislature. The … Medical Cannabidiol Board Recommendations 2025
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) created a Guidance Document for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in 2009 which is at the heart of a case argued before the United … Religious Exceptions to the CSA
Good morning your honor. Good morning counsel. The State has not met its burden of demonstrating a compelling interest in prohibiting the Petitioner’s possession of cannabis for religious use. The … Opening Statement – Nov 14, 2025
Dear Attorney General Bondi: Over the past 10 years two divergent paths have emerged for medical use of cannabis. One path, consumable hemp products (Iowa Code Chapter 204), took a … U.S. Attorney General – 2025
In Iowa’s quest to create “traps for the unawary,” as Justice Thomas calls them, consumable hemp is the next frontier. See Standing Akimbo v. United States, 141 S.Ct. 2236, 594 … Pardon me, is that hemp you’re smoking?