Tag: Joe Bolkcom
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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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Here’s How You Can Help: Six Iowa Legislators So Far Requesting A Veto Override
Special thanks to Iowa Senate Democrats for this spreadsheet. From https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QjHHV7Z1MqvAQVHLidqwF2WTotbVdeJyzL0y_U3yRG8/edit#gid=0 Senator Joe Bolkcom Senator Nate Boulton Senator Claire Celsi Senator Janet Petersen Senator Rich Taylor Senator Todd E. Taylor Senator Dave Jacoby WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP You can help convince legislators to override Governor Reynold’s veto of HF 732, legislation to reform…
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Here’s Where Iowa Candidates Stand On Iowa’s “Worst in the country” Medical Marijuana Program That “Isn’t working” — Election Ends November 6th
The latest round of boobs and stooges, patsies and pawns, courtesy of Carl Olsen of Iowans for Medical Marijuana, who linked articles from the writers at The Gazette and the Quad City Times. Follow WeedPress on Facebook to see whether these answers paid off after the election. Here’s the question. “Would you vote to expand…
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Iowa Caucuses Tonight at 7 pm: How To Submit Medical Cannabis Resolution
Voting is great. Caucusing is better. Go caucus. We’re all in this together. Last week’s post, Guide to Iowa Caucuses: Becoming a Delegate, and Introducing Medical Cannabis Resolutions, got a decent amount of shares on the social media sites. Let’s see if that translates into grassroots action tonight. Follow the above link for info on…
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Iowa Mother wants cannabis for 12 year old son’s Asperbergers, seizures
Here’s another testimonial from an Iowan who wishes to remain anonymous. Follow WeedPress on Facebook. If you’d like your story heard by legislators this next session, email me at jkarimi2007@hotmail.com, or write to me on the Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Facebook page. You can remain anonymous if you’d like. I’ll publish your story here…
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43 Year Old Iowan with Crohns, Fibromyalgia: “There is little doctors can do for my pain”
Here’s another testimonial from an Iowan who wishes to remain anonymous. Follow WeedPress on Facebook. If you’d like your story heard by legislators this next session, email me at jkarimi2007@hotmail.com, or write to me on the Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Facebook page. You can remain anonymous if you’d like. I’ll publish your story here…
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PRESS ADVISORY: A Sensible Conversation about Medical Cannabis in Iowa — Monday, December 2 at Des Moines Public Library
NOVEMBER 22 , 2013 PRESS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE USE A Sensible Conversation about Medical Cannabis in Iowa – Monday December 2, 6:00-7:30 pm at the Des Moines Public Library, downtown, 1000 Grand Avenue. The meeting will feature a presentation by the former Medical Director of the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program. Dr. Jenison will make…
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Iowa Crohns Patient To Iowa Legislature: “Cannabis Could Help Me and Thousands Of Iowans Live a Better Life”
The politicians want to hear stories like this from patients here in Iowa! Email me at jkarimi2007@hotmail.com if you’re an Iowan who would like to have your story heard here on WeedPress! Meet Brian Chalupa. Brian grew up in Washington County and now resides in Johnson County. Brian has tried to discuss cannabis with his…
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How to Win Medical Marijuana in Iowa, Part 1: Distractivism Issues
I’ve decided to run a series of articles outlining the steps needed to get medical marijuana passed in Iowa. When the country thinks of “Iowa,” they think of two things: corn, and caucuses. Well, unless they’re a football fan, and then there’s the Cyclones (kidding Hawk fans). Seeing as the political reality of Iowa reflects…
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4/20 Rally at Washington DC
There is a rally going on! If there’s ever an example of how much one activist can accomplish with an idea, then is it. I first became aware of this march back when the facebook page for Overgrow the Government. Here’s some information from The rally’s website. Welcome to the official Overgrow the Government website!…
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More information: Lynnice Wedewer, cannabis cancer patient
I’ve posted some of Lynnice’s recent media interviews on here before. Now, she has her own website! Check it out…lots of information. Lynnice plans on speaking at the 2011 Iowa Global Marijuana march. For more information, check the Facebook age for the event! As always, I’ll post about what happens on May 7th here on…
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SSDP’s Justin Kander: Man cures cancer with cannabis successfully
I met Justin in Washington DC in early February while attending CPAC 2011 to volunteer for Governor Gary Johnson. Justin has established himself as a respectable activist in Maryland. Here’s his guest column in the The Diamondback Online from the University of Maryland. Diamondbackonline.com article . The Diamondback > Opinion Guest column: Alternate treatment By…
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Weed’s the next big economic boom. Everyone selling weed is broke. What’s going on?
Two recent media articles have given me some food for thought. Let me know what you think. Something isn’t adding up… No money to be made? Tons of money to be made? Definitely does not add up. We’re broke as a country. How does this make you feel? Send comments to jkarimi2007@hotmail.com.
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Action needed by Friday!
The Senate Human Resources now has only until Friday, March 4 to act on the bill, before we have to wait until next January to try to move it again. Please, will you use this action link to write to all the members of the committee, and tell your story about how medical marijuana has…
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