Urbandale Legislative Forum
I attended the legislative forum on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce. The event was well-attended and two medical cannabis advocates spoke out at the forum, … Urbandale Legislative Forum
States
Pharmacy Board denies my petition again
Here are the events that took place on my petition for marijuana scheduling. First the subcommittee report from November 19, 2014. Here’s a link to a copy of the subcommittee … Pharmacy Board denies my petition again
My Plan
People are always asking me what my plan is, so I’m going to try to explain. I made my plan in 2006, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court decision in … My Plan
Judge denies petition to remove marijuana from schedule 1
In predictable fashion, Iowa district court judge Eliza Ovrom denied my petition for judicial review in a ruling published on December 10, 2014. You don’t have to read very far … Judge denies petition to remove marijuana from schedule 1
Response to the Board’s decision to Table my Petition
Carl Olsen 130 E. Aurora Ave. Des Moines, Iowa 50313-3654 December 1, 2014 Iowa Board of Pharmacy 400 SW Eighth Street, Suite E Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4688 To the Iowa … Response to the Board’s decision to Table my Petition
Ship of State (fools)
On November 17, 2014, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy held a public hearing on my petition to have marijuana removed from schedule 1 of the Iowa Uniform Controlled Substances Act. … Ship of State (fools)
State administrative agencies must follow state law
On Wednesday, November 19, 2014, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy voted to delay the ruling on my petition to have marijuana reclassified in Iowa. The board voted unanimously to recommend … State administrative agencies must follow state law
Scholars do not understand federalism
On Friday, a panel at the Brookings Institute took on the issue of international drug law. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2014/10/17-international-impacts-legal-marijuana As you could have easily predicted, the analysis was shallow. Why would we … Scholars do not understand federalism
Legislative Goals for 2015
If you’re like me and you stopped using marijuana 24 years ago (I’ll admit not very people are like me), then you’d probably like to see some progress being made … Legislative Goals for 2015
Rescheduling’s Biggest Opponent Reverses Position
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that when the Iowa Board of Pharmacy recommended rescheduling marijuana in 2010, the chair of the Iowa House Committee on Public Safety, Greenfield … Rescheduling’s Biggest Opponent Reverses Position