Deadline Funnel Looms for New Iowa Cannabis Oil Bill
The House Commerce Subcommittee will review H.S.B. 607, Tuesday at 8:00 a.m.
Thanks to legislation, passed in 2014, cannabis oil is technically legal to use in Iowa for help with chronic epilepsy. But, lawmakers neglected to go further.
It’s illegal to sell cannabis oil in the state or bring it in from other states.
“You can't do anything," said Iowa House Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R-Wilton). "Really, the bill we passed a couple years ago isn't being effective."
Kaufmann worked with House Commerce Committee Chair Peter Cownie to create H.S.B. 607, which Cownie announced last week.
The legislation would expand the current law, allowing for creation, distribution and sale of cannabis oil to help with, not only epilepsy, but also some cancer treatment conditions, incurable pain, M.S. and others.
Patients would need to apply for a registration card in order to use the substance.
“Those that need help," said Kaufmann, "under...
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