Tag: Brad Zaun
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Update on Federal Exemption: Iowa’s SCR 102 Referred To Judiciary Committee
New Action based on your list: Marijuana . You requested to be notified of the following actions or changes to your watched bills and rules: Legislation SCR 102 A concurrent resolution urging the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to grant an exception to the classification of cannabis under schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act in…
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Kim Reynolds Didn’t “Veto Marijuana.” Stop Making Enemies Of Her And Get The Story Right.
Little known fact: Kim Reynolds isn’t our enemy to legalize medical marijuana and expand the program. People think she vetoed marijuana expansion in Iowa — as is shown here, she absolutely did not. Kim had an error of communication that she fixed. People working on marijuana in Iowa who don’t know the full story —…
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SCR 101 Passes Subcommittee 3 – 0
Audio starts at five minutes — today’s hearing in Iowa on application to DEA for an exemption/exception to state marijuana law, uploaded to vimeo, is worth watching for body language and other interesting insights here: https://vimeo.com/672870008 During today’s subcommittee meeting, longtime ally Senator Bolkcom had some useful interesting insights and objections that I’m glad were…
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Iowa Republican Files First In Nation Request With DEA For Federal Marijuana Exemption To Protect State Marijuana Patients
My Senator, Brad Zaun, has introduced heroic language in Iowa, urging the DEA to grant an exception to protect state medical marijuana patients from federal law. State marijuana advocates prior to this had not found avenues to harmonize and reconcile state medical marijuana laws and federal marijuana laws. Now, thanks in part to our work…
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The Latest: Senator Brad Zaun Talks To Simon Conway About Medical Marijuana
Listen here at iHeart Radio podcasts.Key takeaways: Republicans are ideologically inconsistent and already paying for Reynolds ideological rigidity; patients renewal annually Zaun is open to reconsidering as it’s not easy for chronic patients to get renewed annually, which may explain why the program retention rate is only 32%; Zaun admits the War on Drugs is…
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Tomorrow Feb 21st Is A Subcommittee Hearing To Lower First Offense Marijuana Possession Penalties
From the national NORML office: Legislation to amend marijuana possession penalties for first time offenders is being heard in a senate subcommittee tomorrow. Senate Study Bill 1012 reduces criminal penalties for first time offenders for the possession of 5 grams of marijuana or less from a serious misdemeanor, punishable by up to 6 months in…
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In A First For The Iowa Legislature, Marijuana Bill Advances In JANUARY
That’s incredibly early. I am not aware of any marijuana bill making any advancements at this point in the Legislative calendar, ever. Subcommittee recommends passage of Senate File 77 01/31/2019: SF 77 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of medical cannabidiol, by altering the list of debilitating medical conditions and changing…
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Benton Mackenzie trial postponed. Notes from court this morning:
9:19 am: All rise. 9:20 am: Courtroom #4 is packed to the brim. Courtroom #3 is where County Attorney’s office told me to go. Judge: Asks if defense attorney would like to address court. DA: Says Mackenzie is hallucinating, unable to sit in chair, medication on way, phone call to Charles Mackenzie has medicine on…
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Is Michele Bachmann Being Truthful About Medical Marijuana?
From blog.MPP.org: The Roots Don’t Trust Michele Bachmann; Do You? by Morgan Fox November 22, 2011 Early this morning on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann walked onto the stage to be interviewed. As she entered, Fallon’s house band and hip-hop icons The Roots played the beginning of a song by the…
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Medical Marijuana Legislation Reintroduced in Iowa — Contact Your Legislators!
http://www.capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=31260511 Action Alert Medical Marijuana Legislation Reintroduced In Iowa Legislation that seeks to legalize the physician-supervised use of medical marijuana was reintroduced this week in the Iowa legislature. The bill received subcommittee approval on Thursday, February 24, but must clear Senate Human Resources Committee next week before the March 4 deadline. You can contact the…
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Iowa State Police Association Lobbying for Removal of Marijuana From Schedule I
While looking at lobbyist declarations for the Iowa Board of Pharmacy’s SSB 1016 (removal of marijuana from schedule I to two to recognize “medically accepted use in the United States”), I saw something interesting: the Iowa State Police Association, previously “Undecided,” is now “For” the bill. Senate Study Bill 1016, this year’s annual Iowa Board…
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