In anticipation of the pharmacy board hearing coming up this Wednesday morning, March 12, and part 2 of Sanja Gupta’s CNN Documentary, “Weed 2: Cannabis Madness”, on Tuesday evening, March 11, I thought it would be appropriate to interview one of the founding fathers of the Iowa Medical Marijuana law enacted in 1979, Dr. Edward … Interview with Dr. Hertko
The Iowa Board of Pharmacy’s Rules Committee met today to consider making rules for the medical use of cannabis. Here are the audio recordings I made of that meeting:
In 2006, when the case of Gonzales v. Oregon, 546 U.S. 243 (2006), was decided, it became clear to me that states are still the decision makers on accepted medical use of controlled substances. We have 50 states with 50 drug laws, which would be totally unnecessary if federal drug law overruled them all. So, … How we got here and where we should go from here
The Des Moines Register carried a blog article about the court ruling against me in my lawsuit against the Iowa Board of Pharmacy. The article was fairly accurate. The only real error in the article, and it runs consistently throughout the history of this entire project started in 2006, is that everyone keeps paraphrasing the … Judge rules against medical marijuana activist in lawsuit against pharmacy board
There has been some confusion lately about who I am, what I do, and why I do it. So, what’s new? I thought a formal post was in order. Some people think showing their legislators medical evidence is a good idea. In fact, they think it’s such a good idea that they think I should … Who I am, what I do, and why I do it
Smart Approaches to Marijuana was here today and I got into a little argument with Kevin Sabet near the end of the presentation. Here’s the audio. Audio from November 14, 2013, Kevin Sabet Your browser does not support the audio element Dr. Christian Thurstone, M.D. from Colorado spoke first. He said the marijuana industry exploded … Smart Approaches to Marijuana — November 14, 2013
Polk County Iowa District Court Judge Scott Rosenberg ruled against the Iowa Board of Pharmacy’s motion to dismiss today in Carl Olsen v. Iowa Board of Pharmacy, No. CVCV045505. Reasoning that failure of the board to advise the legislature annually, as required by Iowa law, was an ongoing injury capable of repetition, the court ruled … Iowa District Court rules against Iowa Board of Pharmacy
This week, the Quad-City Times Editorial Board expressed the sentiment of the Eastern Iowa community in calling for the state to dismiss criminal charges against cancer patient Benton Mackenzie. Just the week before, the Sioux City Journal published an article quoting Iowa Board of Pharmacy Executive Director Lloyd Jessen and Iowa Office of Drug Control … Community Opposes Prosecution of Cancer Patient for Marijuana
The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has our two new petitions on the agenda for next week. The board also has something called a legal update, that could include our case against the Iowa Board of Pharmacy in Iowa District Court. Here’s what you need to know about the Iowa Board of Pharmacy. 1. The board … Update on the Iowa Board of Pharmacy
On June 17, 2013, seven Democrats from the state of Washington’s Congressional Delegation wrote a letter to the chief law enforcement officer in the United States asking him not to enforce federal law. You can read that letter here: Washington-Congressional-Delegation-to-Eric-Holder-June-2013.pdf. Federal officials swear an oath when they take office to uphold the laws and the … Washington Congressional Delegation to Eric Holder — Please violate federal law with us
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