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?
April 28, 2018 Dear Candidates for Governor of Iowa, In 2017, the Iowa legislature authorized large-scale marijuana cultivation in our state for the purpose of making cannabidiol products, the Medical … Candidates for Governor 2018
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)
HAS IOWA TURNED TO CRIME? We’ve been hearing some startling comments on Iowa’s new cannabis oil law lately, 2017 Iowa Acts Chapter 162, HF 524. Iowa’s new law authorizes “production … Candidate Questionnaire 2018
On January 19, 2018, some Iowa legislators with good intentions filed House Concurrent Resolution 104 (HCR104), asking the federal government to reclassify marijuana. Although the intention is good, HCR104 is … House Concurrent Resolution 104 is a Bad Idea
Iowa has a new health crisis, medical professionals practicing law without licenses. In an effort to make cannabidiol as unhealthy and risky as possible, medical professionals in the Iowa House … Medical Professionals Practicing Law Without Licenses
Earlier this year, Iowa legalized the cultivation of marijuana for medical use, by a vote of 83-11 in the Iowa House and by a vote of 33-7 in the Iowa … Chuck Grassley – a day late and a dollar short
On Monday, December 11, 2017, I spoke with Congressman Young about H.R.2920 (CARERS Act of 2017). Congressman Young is a co-sponsor of H.R.2920, and he was a co-sponsor of H.R.1538 … Conversation with David Young on H.R.2920
State law must address federal scheduling because of the phrase used in the federal statute as a pre-condition for placement in schedule 1 “currently accepted medical use in treatment in … Iowa Code Chapter 124E Exempt from Federal Schedules