Standing to Petition the DEA
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
Proposed State Legislation for 2019
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
Request for State Legislation 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
Religious Claim for Cannabidiol Moves Forward
Board’s Motion to Dismiss Denied On November 13, 2018, the Iowa District Court denied the board’s motion to dismiss my religious claim for cannabidiol. The order, as well as an … Religious Claim for Cannabidiol Moves Forward
Board Moves to Dismiss Religious Claim for Cannabidiol
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
What is the Religious Freedom Restoration Act?
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?
Appeal from pharmacy board’s refusal to consider religious exemption
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
Legal Analysis of Response from Board of Pharmacy
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
Board of Pharmacy responds to Petition for Religious Exemption
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
Sacramental use of cannabis
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