Legal Related Iowa Police Stop Moving Truck with $4.5M of Marijuana in It by Sophia Vida January 03, 2020 Iowa's Council Bluffs Police have uncovered approximately 1,500 pounds of suspected marijuana this week during a traffic stop. An officer conducted the stop after a yellow Penske box truck was seen speeding eastbound on Inter...
Legal Related Iowa Lawmakers Aren’t Expecting to Legalize Marijuana Anytime Soon by Sophia Vida July 30, 2019 Despite neighboring state Illinois recently legalizing recreational marijuana, it will not be the case for Iowa. TV9 recently discussed the issue of marijuana with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds. It was in the last legislative s...
Legal Related Iowa’s Governor Has Vetoed Medical Marijuana Bill by Sophia Vida May 25, 2019 Kim Reynolds, the Governor of Iowa, has vetoed legislation that would have allowed medical marijuana products made and sold in the state to include more potency. The Governor wrote that she apposed the bill because Iowa's medic...
Legal Related A Bill to Increase Potency of Marijuana Wins House Approval in Iowa by Sophia Vida March 27, 2019 Iowa's House has overwhelmingly voted this week to pass legislation that would change how Iowa measures use of a chemical in marijuana that makes users high. The measure passed with a vote of 96-3. Under the bill, the potenc...
Legal Related Iowa Senator Supports Legalizing Marijuana Like Alcohol by Sophia Vida February 05, 2019 A Democrat senator in Iowa is proposing that the state legalize marijuana and regulate the drug like it does with alcohol. Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City announced the proposal on Monday and is expecting to introduce a bill in t...
Legal Related Huge Legal Marijuana Company Wants to Spend Millions to Get into Iowa’s Market by Sophia Vida July 03, 2018 It was at the end of June that the Iowa Department of Public Health awarded a cannabis manufacturing license to Iowa Relief. Iowa Relief intends to grow and process marijuana in Cedar Rapids. Acreage Holdings, a New York fir...
Legal Related Iowa’s Governor Appoints Eight People to Medical Marijuana Advisory Board by Sophia Vida August 31, 2017 Iowa's Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has announced this week the appointments of eight people to a medical marijuana adivsory board that was created under a new state law. The positions are unpaid and are not subject to Sena...
