Before Speaker Upmeyer voted for Cultivation of Marijuana.

“I don’t know where we’ll land,” Upmeyer said. “We are breaking federal law no matter what we do.”

“Families wait as lawmakers consider future of Iowa’s medical marijuana program”, Quad City Times, Sunday, January 29, 2017

“She says they are already anticipating doing this bill with the possibility of breaking two federal laws.”

“Upmeyer Says Legislators Working On Medical Marijuana Issue”, KGLO Radio — Mason City, Iowa — March 27, 2017

After Speaker Upmeyer voted for Cultivation of Marijuana.

“House Speaker Linda Upmeyer, R-Clear Lake, noted in a statement that no matter what the Legislature had decided, the state still would have been in violation of federal law.”

“AG tells agency to halt part of Iowa’s medical marijuana law”, Des Moines Register — Des Moines, Iowa — September 10, 2017

Other Legislators voting for Cultivation said the same thing.

“I mean, we are violating federal law with a cannabis bill here in the state of Iowa.”

“Rep. John Forbes (D - Urbandale) and Gerd Clabaugh”, Iowa Public Television — Johnston, Iowa — December 22, 2017