“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
Religious Exception for Cannabis Iowa is a peculiar state because it has a statutory religious exception for peyote and a statutory medical exception for cannabis. Someone with a religious claim … Press Release – 23 May 2025
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
We need to come up with a better word for medical use of substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. Substances in schedule I have no medical use. … The inconsistency of using the term “medical” in state programs authorizing the use of psychedelics
Rep. Jeff Shipley has been a long-time advocate for plants, fungi, and religious freedom, so I sent him a copy of my last blog post, STRAIGHT OUT OF THE GATE: … Religious use of Plants and Fungi
In the first test of the newly enacted Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), an Iowa district court has rejected a claim that the statutory exemption for the religious use of … STRAIGHT OUT OF THE GATE: Religious Freedom Restoration Act fails to protect religious freedom
I haven’t posted in a while, mostly because of the uncertainty about the elections. The elections are over and the DEA Scheduling Hearings are underway. This is the first time … DEA Scheduling Hearing
I’ve seen some negative reactions recently in regard to the Iowa Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Senate File 2095, signed by Governor Kim Reynolds on April 2, 2024. To put … Iowa Religious Freedom Restoration Act