A vote on the medical use of marijuana has been delayed until February, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy announced Monday.
The delay allows the board to read the 12,000 pages of written comments submitted in regards to the plan, which if approved would recommend that the state legislature legalize marijuana for medical problems.
The vote will now take place at a public hearing Feb. 17 in the auditorium of the Iowa State Historical Building, 600 East Locust St., Des Moines. The meeting is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In April, a Polk County judge ordered the Board of Pharmacy to at least consider whether marijuana has any acceptable medical uses. In July, the board decided to hold hearings on the issue and offer a recommendation to the legislature. Four hearings were held.
A state Senate subcommittee held a hearing in March on a bill sponsored by Sen. Joe Bolkcom of Iowa City that would have created the Medical Marijuana Act, allowing the possession and use of marijuana for therapeutic purposes.
The bill, Senate File 293, never made it out of subcommittee.
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The delay allows the board to read the 12,000 pages of written comments submitted in regards to the plan, which if approved would recommend that the state legislature legalize marijuana for medical problems.
The vote will now take place at a public hearing Feb. 17 in the auditorium of the Iowa State Historical Building, 600 East Locust St., Des Moines. The meeting is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In April, a Polk County judge ordered the Board of Pharmacy to at least consider whether marijuana has any acceptable medical uses. In July, the board decided to hold hearings on the issue and offer a recommendation to the legislature. Four hearings were held.
A state Senate subcommittee held a hearing in March on a bill sponsored by Sen. Joe Bolkcom of Iowa City that would have created the Medical Marijuana Act, allowing the possession and use of marijuana for therapeutic purposes.
The bill, Senate File 293, never made it out of subcommittee.
News Hawk- Weedpipe 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source:The Iowa Independent
Author: Jason Hancock
Contact: Iowa Independent
Copyright: 2009 The Iowa Independent
Website:Medical marijuana vote postponed
