Tag: Decriminalize Des Moines
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FDA Says Iowa’s Medical Marijuana Law Doesn’t Risk Federal Funds For Academic Institutions
POLITICS FDA Says Iowa’s Medical Marijuana Law Doesn’t Risk Federal Funds For Academic Institutions https://www.marijuanamoment.net/fda-says-iowas-medical-marijuana-law-doesnt-risk-federal-funds-for-academic-institutions/
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Task force recommends updated marijuana policies in Des Moines
Weed All About It here at KCCI News Channel 8.
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Des Moines task force calls on state to legalize recreational marijuana
Weed All About It here in the Storm Lake Times.
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Des Moines Register: Des Moines’ marijuana enforcement proposal needs more input, officials say
This doesn’t look too good for Des Moines police public relations here. The Des Moines City manager, however, as well as lawyer Gary Dickey, are on point. From this Des Moines Register article today: The resolution forming the task force promised a Des Moines Police Department official would be made available for consultation as needed.…
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Received An Interview Request To Discuss Des Moines Decriminalization Efforts And Election Impact
I received the following email this week: I host a progressive podcast and am a supporter of legal marijuana. Do you have someone who could do a Zoom interview on the election and also comment on this task force? https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/11/06/des-moines-marijuana-enforcement-task-force-finalizes-report/5867244002/ Please let me know? Thank you! All the best, George A. Clark www.podcastbygeorge.com George has…
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VIDEO: Des Moines City Council Marijuana Task Force Meeting, Public Comments From October 28 2020
CLICK HERE to follow Decriminalize Des Moines on Facebook Read more: Letter From The Des Moines Marijuana Task Force Chair, October 26 2020 Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Recommendations To Des Moines Marijuana Enforcement Task Force September 18 2020 Follow WeedPress on Facebook Above is video from yesterday’s Des Moines City Council Marijuana Task Force meeting. To…
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Letter From The Des Moines Marijuana Task Force Chair, October 26 2020
Below is the latest letter received from Gary Dickey of Des Moines Marijuana Task Force. To continue following updates and news on this particular area of Iowa marijuana law reform efforts please follow the Facebook page for Decriminalize Des Moines by clicking this link. October 26, 2020 RE: Des Moines City Council Marijuana Task Force…
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Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Recommendations To Des Moines Marijuana Enforcement Task Force September 18 2020
The following is the final version. Original formatting: Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Recommendations Des Moines Marijuana Enforcement Task Force September 18, 2020 Written by Jason Karimi Co-Founder, Executive Director, Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana First of all, I would like to deeply and personally thank everyone involved in bringing this task force about, and…
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September 10, 2020: Letter from the Chair of the Des Moines Marijuana Enforcement Task Force
September 10, 2020 Jason Karimi Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana 7688 NW 86th Avenue Johnston, IA 50131 Playsoccer711@gmail.com RE: Des Moines City Council Marijuana Task Force Dear Mr. Karimi: On September 16, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. the Des Moines City Council Marijuana Task Force will hold a Zoom meeting to receive public…
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Couldn’t Sleep, Came Up With This Draft For Des Moines City Council Speech On Monday
Decriminalize Des Moines City Council Speech Draft My Grandpa taught at Grand View University for 30 years after serving in World War II. An alcoholic who drank a six pack a day and smoked two packs a day, he died. I never met him, and never knew what he thought about marijuana. Along with the…
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Important #ActionAlert Details: Des Moines City Council Virtual Meeting Today, Public Comment Sign Up Ends Tonight
The Des Moines City Council invited me to take part in the September 2020 public comment period for marijuana decriminalization efforts. I just got off the phone with the Des Moines City Clerk of Court. She tells me today’s meeting this afternoon at 2:30 pm is open to the public but does not have public…
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Des Moines Marijuana Enforcement Task Force Tentative Timeline/Schedule For Decriminalization Reports And Public Comment Opportunities
Will be posting to various social media pages and emailing our list concerning the second week of September. Public comment is as of right now going to happen during the second week of September. If you live in Des Moines, or care about Des Moines marijuana laws, the second week of September needs your stories,…
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Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana, Longtime Advocacy Group, Submitted These 65 Policy Suggestions To Decriminalize Des Moines Task Force
Good afternoon, Thank you for inviting us to take part. Having reached out to colleagues across the country, we offer the following, and look forward to making ourselves available in the future to help make our communities safer. Thank you again, Jason Karimi Executive Director, Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana 515.509.8883 7688 NW 86th…
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Des Moines Register: “In decades as an Iowa warden, I learned how mandatory sentences, ill-considered programs and more keep inmates and prisons from success”
Writes former prison warden John Mathes in today’s Des Moines Register: “My recommendation is to decriminalize simple possession of marijuana and implement a system of regulating, licensing, and taxing this like we do for alcohol.” Read the full article here in today’s Des Moines Register (Monday, August 17th, 2020). It has 8 policy proposals or…
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Retired Waterloo Police Chief Bernal Koehrsen Says Decriminalize Marijuana In Today’s Waterloo Courier
Read all about it here in The Courier
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Iowa Patients For Medical Marijuana Sends First Email To Supporters About Decriminalize Des Moines
https://mailchi.mp/e49863f4606e/help-iowa-patients-decriminalize-dsm-marijuana-possession Subscribe to Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Emails Iowa Patients have never been criminals. Decriminalize DSM 2020 Fellow Iowa Patients and advocates, we truly need your help and ideas here! So, I was invited to provide suggestions for policy proposals on decriminalizing marijuana in Des Moines. If you could, can you read our…
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First Draft For Decriminalize Des Moines Has 30 Policy Points. Anyone Have Any More?
Ok! So, I was invited to provide suggestions for policy proposals on decriminalizing marijuana in Des Moines. The following is my first final draft, due August 24th, to be sent to the Des Moines Marijuana Enforcement Task Force. If you have any suggestions for how Des Moines should decriminalize marijuana that you would like included…
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Here’s The Massively Important Full Text Of The Des Moines Iowa Marijuana Decriminalization Resolution 20-1065 Approved By City Council Vote On June 22 2020 (Read Here)
Good news. I was invited to write suggestions and policy proposals on marijuana decriminalization in Des Moines to the Des Moines City Council Marijuana Enforcement Task Force Chair, Gary Dickey. I figured actually reading the resolution in it’s entirety, as well as reviewing the city council hearing from June 22nd for context, was going to…
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I’ve Just Been Invited To Provide Des Moines City Council Marijuana Task Force With Policy Suggestions On How To Decriminalize Marijuana!
Below is the letter to myself from Gary Dickey, Chair of the Des Moines City Council Marijuana Task Force. I’m going to send a one sentence response in that I support any reduction or elimination of penalties for any and all forms of marijuana use, transport, and personal cultivation. I also urge the city council…
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