Tag: federalism
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Truck Drivers Can Use Cannabis Under Schedule 3 Absent Policy Interventions
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/drug-testing-industry-group-is-sounding-the-alarm-about-marijuana-rescheduling-as-trump-plans-action/ I’m now a solo advocate and quit representing other people as the entire weed movement and all its groups desire criminality, rebellion, and cool kid ego games and I can’t do it any longer. When I say that, as cannabis advocates, we cannot unleash regulations that don’t respect public health and safety, or programs…
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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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How Kim Reynolds Bullied Iowa City Council Members Out of Decriminalizing Marijuana
Iowa city council members who wished to decriminalize marijuana tell Iowa cannabis activists Kim Reynolds threatened to take away city funds from the state if the city council pursues marijuana decriminalization. As of today Kim Reynolds is the most unpopular governor in the country. Republicans stifling debate on a winning political issue using threats to…
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Senator John Thune: Federal Solution To State Medical Marijuana Laws In Hands Of State, Not Congress
Senator John Thune’s office had me come install a TV mount for them and while there I asked a question. I got a letter in response that wasn’t a form letter at all. Below is the recording I made of my phone call to the state Attorney Generals office. I am also contacting the governor…
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27 States Will Automatically Reschedule Cannabis Once The Feds Reschedule
Credit and gratitude to Vicente LLP for providing the following legal research and findings to us here at WeedPress. The state scheduling procedure is triggered automatically by a federal schedule change in the following 27 states. The state must control the substance in accord with federal law unless the state regulatory body controlling the CSA…
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Medical cannabis advocates hope federal changes lead to progress for Iowa marijuana laws
Mark Langgin of New Frontier Action discusses medical cannabis developments at the federal level, and the importance of federal laws impacting Iowa state marijuana laws, on Fox 17. Here’s the link to this story: https://kdsm17.com/news/local/medical-cannabis-advocates-hope-federal-changes-lead-to-progress-for-iowa-marijuana-laws Good job, New Frontier Action, in the Fox 17 interview. Interestingly, WeedPress has a connection to New Frontier Action. According…
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Iowa’s U.S. House and Senate delegation is failing to protect medical marijuana patients
Iowa medical marijuana patients need more protection from federal laws, and our elected lawmakers have a duty to provide said protection. However, Iowa’s federal lawmakers are currently allowing their neighbors who use marijuana to be victimized by federal drug laws, in spite of a law Iowa lawmakers passed to fix this federal situation. Wheels are…
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Activist sues Governor Reynolds over delay in medical marijuana reform
The following article comes from KWWL.com, released the evening of 4/20 2021:
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After 12 Long Years, This Longtime Activist Finally Granted A Medical Cannabis Card For PTSD
After spending months in jail for private personal use of my religious sacrament and medicine, and after 12 years of activist work that included lawsuits against the governments who deny religious and medical freedom as well as freedom to explore consciousness, I have finally been granted the permission by an arbitrary and temporary corrupt body…
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Yesterday’s Iowa CBD Advisory Board Meeting: The Best Legal Weapon For The National Marijuana Movement In 2020?
Want to legalize marijuana? Want to legalize it the right way? Want to fix federal interference with state laws? Then listen to this: our work here in Iowa, which has taken over a decade, has convinced the State of Iowa to take on the federal government over marijuana legalization. No longer will marijuana advocates be…
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Iowa Cannabis Advocate Files Petition for agency action concerning House File 2589 and Iowa Code Chapter 124E
THE LATEST: Iowa Cannabis Advocate Files Petition for agency action concerning House File 2589 and Iowa Code Chapter 124E This was expected, and, is very well written. The latest petition aims to prevent and correct seriously epic errors of law concerning federal funding (errors only a legislative body could be so stupid as to expect…
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Federal Government Cancels Maine’s Mental Health Grants Due to State’s Medical Cannabis Program
Cannabis Business Times has more details on which school districts lost their funding due to their state marijuana laws in Maine.
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Updates to Medical Cannabidiol Act 2020 | Carl-Olsen.com
https://carl-olsen.com/2020/05/updates-to-medical-cannabidiol-act-2020 Posted on May 25, 2020 Updates to Medical Cannabidiol Act 2020 Dear Legislators, I am writing regarding pending legislation requiring the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) to request guarantees that federal funding will not be withheld from state educational and long-term care facilities that allow the use of medical cannabidiol consistent with chapter…
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Breaking: Feds “Arbitrarily” Cancel MILLIONS In State Funding Over Federally Illegal State Marijuana Laws
For years we have warned that state marijuana laws would someday lead to some politician seizing up the federal funds to deal with the anarchy of illegal state marijuana laws. Linda Upmeyer and the Iowa Republicans enthusiastically encouraged Iowans to smuggle cannabis medicine from out of state, and then repeatedly endorsed an illegal mafia program…
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The Gazette: Why CBD Is Illegal In Iowa And Other States As Of May 2019 (Despite Unapologetic Salesmen Preying On People And Claiming “Legal In All 50 States”)
CBD confusion, lies, and intentional disinformation from CBD salesmen with hidden agendas these past two years is explained quite excellently in today’s Gazette: From The Gazette: CBD is easy to get, but Gov. Reynolds warns Iowans it’s still illegal for most of us In signing hemp bill, governor reminds us one of hemp’s non-toxic derivatives…
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Unregulated CBD Is Still Illegal In Iowa Following Last Week’s YES Vote On Hemp Legalization…But Not For Much Longer! Stay Tuned For Updates!
Good news for those who want to use CBD but don’t qualify (or can’t afford) Iowa’s currently ham-tied medical marijuana program. CBD, according to discourse amongst multiple representatives during this House vote, will eventually be legal here in Iowa. Click here to watch the Iowa House discourse over the not-yet-finalized Iowa Hemp Program WeedPress has…
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Multiple Iowa Legislators Promise Bipartisan Work In 2020 To Send Official Letter to Federal Government to Respect State Medical Marijuana Laws In 2020 And Remove Schedule I
In what appears to be a major breakthrough in understanding marijuana policy, a proposal to draft and vote on an important resolution in 2020 was vocalized by Democrats and Republicans in the Iowa Senate during final discussion on the latest expansion to the five year old medical cannabidiol program in the state of Iowa. Here’s…
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Here’s The Imperfect Medical Marijuana Bill Passed At The Statehouse Today After Six Years Of Work
Uploading video to YouTube so you can watch the full discourse for yourself and make up your own mind. Thanks for following WeedPress on Facebook. Today’s vote was nearly unanimous. House File 732 had various amendments offered. Representative Jeff Shipley’s amendment was withdrawn. He spoke about being confused as to why marijuana is controversial, that…
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What Excuse Will Iowa Legislators Think To Dodge Marijuana Next While Illinois Reps AND Senators Move To Legalize Marijuana “Nearly Right Away” And Hawaii Legislators Are Looking At Legislation Opining That The Final Say Rests With The States And Federal Law Is Not A Valid Reason To Remain Ignorant And Ignore Us?
First seen on Carl Olsen’s blog, it turns out some legislators in Hawaii may believe marijuana laws are not preempted by federal law. Then next door Illinois is going to legalize. 2019 will be an interesting year to find out what excuse Iowa’s legislators hide under next. Check this out: THE OPINION OF SOME LEGISLATORS…
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Column By Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Member | “The growing consensus for legal marijuana”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-marijuana-pritzker-michigan-medical-1108-20181107-story.html “Neither party is consistent on matters of federalism. But this is the rare occasion when Republicans could enlist Democrats in curbing Washington’s meddling in matters that can be handled perfectly well at the state level — deploying a concept that liberals might find attractive under President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Justice…
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Michele Bachmann Confused by Medical Marijuana Question at Drake University
As the Des Moines Register reported, I caught up with Michelle Bachmann yesterday to ask her about medical marijuana and states rights…and found myself listening to a Presidential candidate explain to me that she doesn’t know what role the federal government plays. Here’s the Register’s take on the conversation: “Jason Karimi, director of Iowa Patients…
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A Hijacking of State Sovereignty: Is this politics, or science?
Well, this is confusing. Minnesota activist Kurt Hanna sent the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy a petition on March 16th to remove cannabis from Schedule I. The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy is currently required to respond to this petition within 60 days under Minnesota Statute 14.09: “The state Board of Pharmacy, after consulting with the Advisory…
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