Tag: The Gazette
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Thoughts On Senator Bolkcom’s Retirement, Legislative Strategy For Legalization In Iowa, Obstacles
This article shouldn’t need expanded on, but reading it should point out the obvious for where to focus in the next legislative session: https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/state-sen-joe-bolkcoms-long-road-to-sensible-marijuana-policy-in-iowa/ I’ll elaborate anyways. In 2019, for the first time, after a decade of +1 points per year, we reached the 50/50 threshold of Iowa support for recreational. I assume at +1 point per…
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Who is using medical pot in Iowa? And is it working?
The Gazette reports: People who use medical marijuana are less likely to be “aging hippies” trying to get high than people wanting to avoid opioid addiction, according to a University of Iowa researcher planning a study of Iowans registered for the state’s medical marijuana program. Read full article at The Gazette.
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Medical marijuana manufacturing plant to open on 18th Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Cannabis Co. has obtained a license to manufacture medical marijuana products at 5137 18th Ave. SW, the former site of Star Food Service Equipment & Repair in Cedar Rapids. (The Gazette)
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Analysis: Commercially Marketed CBD Products Often Tainted with THC
WeedPress special note: Cedar Rapids illegal CBD products at the Corner Store Apothecary are a minor yet obnoxious personal problem in Iowa. Not only can the products sold over the counter at Corner Store Apothecary actually get illegal CBD users in trouble with law enforcement, DHS can also take their kids, probation can violate…
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Republicans set up cannabis industry to fail – could the coming recession finish the job?
Columnist Adam Sullivan explains Iowa’s economically unfeasible situation in The Gazette.
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Decriminalization In Iowa’s Tiny Problem (And A Possible Solution)
Problem: ballot initiatives, or city code changes, must not violate state or federal law: Decriminalize marijuana, Cedar Rapids City Council candidate urges A Cedar Rapids City Council candidate says Iowa’s second-largest city should be a statewide leader by decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana. Jorel Robinson, 32, proposes refocusing criminal justice resources to “encourage…
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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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Developing: Story County Attorney Says CBD Illegal | WeedPress Statement On 10 O’Clock News From Tonight’s Fallout News Found Here
CBD is currently still illegal in Iowa. Now it’s up to the Legislature to free thousands of Iowans from unregulated, contaminated products sold by profiteers as a distraction from whole plant medicine. News Channel 5 has the latest: Jason Karimi is a medical marijuana activist. He is the executive director of Iowa patient’s…
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“Medical Marijuana Goes On Sale” | The Gazette Top Ten Stories 2018
Top ten? Only top ten of the year? Thought we could at least hit the Final Four.
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