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Despite law, Iowans lack way to get medical marijuana

January 25, 2015
Rob Meagher
Iowa
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Iowa will hit a milestone next week in the years-long debate over medical uses of marijuana, but some of the people who fought for the change are ambivalent. The state is to start accepting registrations by Friday for official cards…

Iowa Lawmaker looks to expand cannabis law

December 19, 2014
Rob Meagher
Iowa
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The push for legalized cannabis is gaining steam in Iowa. Tuesday, we told you about the group 'Iowans 4 Medical Cannabis', which is pushing for change in Iowa. The group criticized the cannabis oil law passed earlier this year as…

Group calls to expand Iowa medical cannabis law

December 17, 2014
Rob Meagher
Iowa
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A mother from Davenport echoed several Iowans who took their criticism of Iowa's medical cannabis law to the state Capitol on Tuesday. Tina McDermott's 7-year-old son, Ryan, suffers an intractable epilepsy called Dravet syndrome. A state law passed earlier this year was supposed…

Expansion of medical marijuana laws sought in Iowa

November 24, 2014
Rob Meagher
Iowa
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DES MOINES | Limited use of medical marijuana is legal in Iowa thanks to a law enacted earlier this year. Medical marijuana advocates are not satisfied, however, and continue to press for expansion of that law and other legal changes. With…

Medical marijuana gets fresh look from pharmacy board

The Iowa Board of Pharmacy, which has said the state should move toward allowing medical uses of marijuana, is considering whether to make a new recommendation on the issue to legislators. A committee of the board will meet Nov. 17…

Rules approved for cannabis oil

October 15, 2014
Rob Meagher
Iowa, Policy & Legal

DES MOINES — A legislative panel on Tuesday cleared state rules on registration cards that will allow possession of marijuana-derived cannabis oil for medical treatment of intractable epilepsy. The new rules take effect Jan. 30. However, Deborah Thompson, policy adviser…

Hatch: Iowa should allow medical marijuana distribution

October 11, 2014
Rob Meagher
Iowa, Policy & Legal

Iowa should set up a practical program to help patients with legitimate needs obtain medical marijuana, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch said Friday. "We need to grow it here, dispense it here and regulate it here," the state senator said…

Families, patients frustrated with Iowa medical marijuana law

August 26, 2014
Rob Meagher
Iowa, Policy & Legal

IOWA CITY | Patients with severe epilepsy appreciate the medical cannabis oil program that Iowa lawmakers approved earlier this year, but they say its provisions create significant hurdles for those who want to use the program. “I’d like to see…

Gov. Branstad signs medical marijuana bill Friday in Des Moines

Friday marks a milestone for the state of Iowa as Gov. Terry Branstad will sign Senate File 2360, legalizing one form of medical marijuana. While the governor's signature brings relief to families and epileptic patients, the legislation outlines specific conditions…

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