It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post, but I gave a speech at the Global Marijuana March yesterday and I’m going to post my notes here.
POLK COUNTY PLATFORM
ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION DELEGATES ASSEMBLED
MARCH 10, 2012
AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND ENERGY
Page 3, Line 95, Resolution 2
We support: diversification of crops and livestock including hemp.
GOVERNMENT AND THE LAW
Page 7, Line 277, Resolution 10
We support: amending the criminal prohibition of marijuana and replacing it with taxation, regulation and education.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Page 8, Line 344, Resolution 7
We support: legalizing medical marijuana
March 10, 2012
Montgomery County adopted one resolution to the 2012 Iowa Democratic Party 3rd District Convention
Agriculture & Environment
U.S. Agricultural policy
Because
Hemp is a fiber crop that should be grown in the USA, not imported from Canada. It has many qualities that make it a valuable crop: few if any pests, shades out weeds, needs very little fertilizer. Cotton is hard on the soil, needs lots of pesticides, and we can do better. Hemp oil has many good qualities as well. Because hemp has little THC, it can be grown for the fiber and oil. That hemp is good for the soil and would add one more crop for our farmers to use in their rotation.
Resolved
Hemp growth should be permitted in the United States.
Adopted unanimous voice vote
http://www.idp3.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MontgomeryPlatform2012.pdf
THIRD DISTRICT PLATFORM
ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION
APRIL 28, 2012
AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND ENERGY
Agriculture
Page 2, Line 75, Resolution 2
We support: diversification of crops and livestock including hemp.
GOVERNMENT AND LAW
Page 8, Line 330, Resolution 36
We support: the legalization of marijuana in the same manner as tobacco and alcohol.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Page 8, Line 365, Resolution 7
We support: legalizing medical marijuana.
FIRST DISTRICT DEMOCRATS
2012 PLATFORM
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Page 14, Resolution 23
We support: Federal and State laws allowing medical use of marijuana.
Democratic Platform: District 2
As amended and approved by
Democratic Convention
Ft. Madison Iowa, April 28 2012
GOVERNMENT AND LAW
Criminal Justice
Page 6, Resolution 89
We support: cannabis legalization, regulation, taxation.
AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT
Agriculture & Farming
Page 15, Resolution 292
We support: industrial hemp production.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Patient Rights
Page 21, Resolution 435
We support: medical marijuana.
AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
Environmentally Responsible Energy and Combating Climate Change
Page 3, Line 93
We support: industrial hemp production.
GOVERNMENT AND LAW
Drug Policies
Page 15, line 633
We support: legalizing marijuana use, heavily taxing its purchase, and tightly regulating its purity and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content to ensure as much safety as possible.
SUMMARY
Legalization of marijuana: 2, 3, and 4 (3 out of 4 platforms)
Legalization of medical marijuana: 1, 2, and 3 (3 out of 4 platforms)
Legalization of hemp: 2, 3, and 4 (3 out of 4 platforms)
2011 – S.F. 266 (would legalize medical use of marijuana)
Senator Joe Bolkcom
Senator Jack Hatch
2011 – H.F. 183 (opposes legalization of marijuana for medical use)
Rep. Clel Baudler, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety
Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy (refused to participate in pharmacy board hearings on medical marijuana in 2009)
2012 – H.F. 183 (votes against)
Ako Abdul-Samad (D, District 66) Des Moines IA, 50314
Deborah L. Berry (D, District 22) Waterloo IA, 50703
Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 65) Des Moines IA, 50313
Rick Olson (D, District 68) Des Moines, IA, 50317
Mary Wolfe (D, District 26) Clinton IA, 52732
2012 – H.F. 2270 (would legalize medical use of marijuana)
Rep. Bruce Hunter (D, District 62) Des Moines IA, 50315
Feb. 14 – referred to Committee on Public Safety
Rep. Clel Baudler – Chair of subcommittee
Sen. Eugene Fraise (D, District 46) Fort Madison IA, 52627
Senate Committee on Judiciary, Chair
Told the media he was going to introduce his own medical marijuana bill
Sen. Mike Gronstal (D, District 50) Council Bluffs IA, 51503
Senate Majority Leader
Told me medical marijuana was going to happen because President Obama supports it