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Republicans in the Iowa House have amended a bill to legalize the production and distribution of marijuana in the state. In its more limited form, it cleared two Republican panels and is now eligible for debate in the full House. To improve its chances, the revised bill covers fewer...

If there is anything I have learned in my years of service in the Iowa House of Representatives it is this: Nothing is easy. What one might believe to be a small, simple legislative initiative often takes years to push through the system, and many times said initiative will never actually...

A major change in the Iowa Legislature could make medical marijuana legal in Iowa. A new bill set to be unveiled Tuesday would make it legal to grow medical marijuana, make cannabis oil and setup dispensaries in Iowa. It would also make it legal to carry marijuana across state lines...

Lawmakers once again will be faced with the proposition of adding clarity to the state's medical cannabis oil legislation. The Associated Press this year found the state has spent more than $100,000 creating and issuing registration cards to about 50 people, but it remains illegal to manufacture...

Lawmakers once again will be faced with the proposition of adding clarity to the state's medical cannabis oil legislation. The Associated Press this year found the state has spent more than $100,000 creating and issuing registration cards to about 50 people, but it remains illegal to manufacture...

The fight to change laws that govern medical hemp oil has taken a central Iowa woman to Washington D.C. this week. She and a group of mothers from around the country are meeting with members of Congress. The issue is therapeutic hemp oil, which many Iowa patients are using now because they...