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More than half of all minors placed into drug treatment programs for marijuan are referred to these programs by the criminal justice system, according to a new study published in the Substance Use & Misuse journal. The researchers also found …
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Iowa State University Students Win Federal Court Case Over Right to Print Pot-Themed T-Shirts – News
A federal court has ruled in favor of two Iowa State University students who attempted to print t-shirts with the school’s logo and a marijuana leaf in 2012. The shirts were originally produced to promote the University’s chapter of NORML, …
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A bipartisan group of House Democrats and Republicans recently hashed out a $1 trillion budget for government spending, but none of which will be used to crack down on legal pot.
A new government funding bill will block the Department of Justice from using federal funds to prosecute law-abiding medical marijuana companies operating in legal states, reports the Orange County Register.
The budget’s full text of the marijuana provision is as follows:
None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to any of the States
Medical marijuana advocates say Iowa program too limited
A medical marijuana oil program approved by the Iowa Legislature might not offer much help to patients with qualifying medical conditions, but advocates say it's at least a step in the right direction.
The measure approved by lawmakers in the final hours of the legislative session Saturday would expand a little-used program now only available to people with epilepsy. If signed by Gov.
Iowa Lawmakers Passed Last Minute Legislation to Expand Medical Marijuana Access
Just hours before adjourning for the year, Iowa’s House of Representatives voted to pass House FIle 524, a piece of legislation that, if signed by the governor, would expand the state’s extremely limited medical marijuana program and bring cannabis cultivation to Iowa.
According to the Des Moines Register, the bill wasn’t unveiled to the Iowa House until 3 a.m. Saturday morning, and it passed State Senate approval by 7 a.m. the same day.
Expanded Medical Marijuana Proposal Passes by a Landslide in Iowa Senate
On Monday, the Iowa State Senate passed an expanded medical marijuana proposal by a landslide. The vote was 45 “yes” to 5 “no”. This expansion would allow making and dispensing cannabis products in Iowa legal, as well as for adults to legally possess and use cannabis under a doctor’s care to treat an variety of medical conditions.