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?
On August 15, 2018, my attorney filed an appeal from the pharmacy board’s refusal to consider a religious exemption to the schedules of controlled substances for the sacramental use of … Appeal from pharmacy board’s refusal to consider religious exemption
Analysis of the July 16, 2018, Response from the Iowa Board of Pharmacy POINT #1: The Iowa Board of Pharmacy (board) responds that Iowa Code chapter 17A does not establish … Legal Analysis of Response from Board of Pharmacy
Iowa Board of Pharmacy ANDREW FUNK, PHARM.D. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR July 16, 2018 Carl Olsen PO Box 41381 Des Moines, IA 50311 Sent via email only to: Carl Olsen and Colin … Board of Pharmacy responds to Petition for Religious Exemption
I’m a member of a Jamaican Rastafarian church incorporated in Jamaica as the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church (EZCC) in 1976, Act No. 11. The sacrament of the EZCC is cannabis. … Sacramental use of cannabis
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
April 28, 2018 Dear Candidates for the Third Congressional District of Iowa, Some candidates, including David Young, are supporting state medical marijuana programs. However, despite the fact that 46 states … Congressional Candidates 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)