Medical Marijuana Bill Likely Dead In Iowa Legislature

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A proposal to legalize marijuana for medical use likely is dead for this session.

A Senate subcommittee approved the bill Monday, but the panel's chairman, Iowa City Sen. Joe Bolkcom, says the proposal likely won't go further because there isn't support for it in a full committee.

The bill would allow patients with a qualifying condition, such as cancer, to get a prescription for medical marijuana. Nonprofit dispensaries could provide marijuana to eligible patients.

Bill advocates with illnesses like multiple sclerosis and post-traumatic stress disorder testified Monday that marijuana was a better alternative to synthetic prescription drugs.

Republican subcommittee member Sen. Joni Ernst opposed the bill, saying it would be difficult to ensure dispensaries wouldn't sell marijuana to people without a prescription.

A House subcommittee has rejected a similar bill.

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To say that " it would be difficult to ensure dispensaries wouldn’t sell marijuana to people without a prescription" would be deceptive. Iowa has a big problem with methamphetamine manufacturing and there are plenty of drug task forces that are working regularly to help us with our drug problem at hand.