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
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
To: Governor of Iowa Copy To: President of the Iowa Senate Copy to: Speaker of the Iowa House Petition for Redress: Iowa Constitution, Article 1, Section 20 Sec. 20. Right … Cannabis Petition for Redress – 2025
Complaining about the cannabis tax penalty under 26 U.S.C. § 280E is just another way of saying cannabis does not belong in Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 … Federal Cannabis Tax – 2025
“The medicinal properties of the cannabis plant have been known for millennia.” Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, History of cannabis, The University of Sydney. Iowa classified cannabis as a habit-forming … Iowa, Medical Cannabis, and Federalism
2025 Iowa Cannabis Legislative Session Update There were several bills filed this session that would make changes to Chapter 124E: HF 950, HF 990 / SF 399, HF 995, and … 2025 Iowa Cannabis Legislation
House File 978 House File 978 is on the House Debate Calendar, on 4/21/2025. HF 978 should be amended to comply with federal drug law. 21 U.S.C. § 822(d) At … Medical Psilocybin Done Wrong
House File 978 House File 978 is on the House Ways and Means Calendar, eligible on 4/2/2025. This bill should be amended to include our state’s federal right to enact … Medical Psilocybin Done Right