This legislative session began with four proposals for medical cannabis programs, two in the Iowa Senate, one by Democrats (S.F. 205) and one by Republicans (S.S.B. 1176 / S.F. 506), … Medical Cannabis and the 2017 Iowa Legislative Session
A variety of medical cannabis bills have been filed in the Iowa legislature this year. One, HSB 132, has actually passed in a Republican controlled subcommittee. The end of this … March 3 is the legislative funnel date
The Question Presented I’ve been asked to explain the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) decision on July 19, 2016, not to accept the Marijuana Rescheduling Petition filed by the states … Is the DEA wrong about marijuana’s medical value?
Attention has shifted from state legislation to Congress and candidates running for federal office. While rumors have been spreading around that the DEA is going to reschedule marijuana in July … Attention on medical marijuana shifts to Congress
I live in an interesting Iowa House district. My state representative is a Republican. His name is Kevin Keoster and his profession is school administration. Another interesting character who lives … Ankeny Legislative Forum April 9 2016
Jon Gettman wrote an article in High Times Magazine by the title Pot Matters: The Rescheduling Trap, on Monday, February 29, 2016, detailing his attempts to have marijuana federally rescheduled. … The Marijuana Scheduling Story
I spent some time at the State Capitol this week attending a press conference for House Study Bill 607 on February 9 and a subcommittee hearing on the bill on … Massacre at the Iowa Statehouse
A new bipartisan medical cannabidiol act has been filed in the Iowa House, HF 2097, by three Iowa House Republicans, Tedd Gassman (R. Scarville), Larry Sheets (R. Moulton), Ron Jorgensen … New Bipartisan Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Act Filed
Three Iowa Republican senators, Charles Schneider, Mark Chelgren, and Jason Schultz, have filed a stand alone marijuana reclassification bill in the Iowa Senate, SF 2025, this week. Two previous bills, … Iowa Republican Senators File Marijuana Reclassification Bill
This is an update to my two previous articles: January 11, 2015: Pharmacy Board Denies My Petition Again November 16, 2015: Iowa Board of Pharmacy Legislative Proposals for 2016 On … Iowa Board of Pharmacy Open Records Request 2015