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The following amendment became part of SF 501 on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, by a vote of 14 – 1 in the Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee. Please add the same … Proposed Amendment to HSB 244

A senator sent me a copy of a proposed amendment we would like added to SF 256 currently pending in the Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee. We would greatly appreciate your … Proposed Amendment to SF 256

On January 28, a local attorney and I petitioned the DEA to grant an exemption to federal regulations for the Iowa Medical Cannabidiol program, Iowa Code Chapter 124E (2019), similar … Standing to Petition the DEA

Add the following section to Iowa Code §124E.12: New Section 10 10.   Notwithstanding federal administrative regulations, 21 C.F.R. §1308.11 Schedule I, (23) Marihuana, (31) Tetrahydrocannabinols, and (58) Marihuana Extract, Administration … Proposed State Legislation for 2019

Iowa Code Chapter 124E, the Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Act, lacks a section on compliance with existing federal law. Cannabis is a federal schedule 1 controlled substance, and yet Iowa Code … Request for State Legislation 2019

On Thursday, September 20, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy moved to dismiss my petition for the Religious use of medical cannabidiol, in Olsen v. Board of Pharmacy, No. CVCV056841 (Iowa … Board Moves to Dismiss Religious Claim for Cannabidiol

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was enacted in 1993 to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Employment Division v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990).  In the Smith case, … What is the Religious Freedom Restoration Act?

Has the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Murphy v. NCAA, 584 U.S. ___ (May 14, 2018), prohibiting Congress from forcing states to outlaw sports gambling, actually changed anything regarding … Has Murphy v NCAA changed anything?

Proposed Amendment to SF 2397 (a bill by the Senate Committee on Ways and Means)   AN AMENDMENT TO SF 2397   Section 124E.1, Code 2018, is amended by adding … Requested Amendments to SF2397 (2018)