News Stories from 2022
December 2022
December 23, 2022
Radio Iowa - Des Moines, Iowa
GOP leaders do not expect ’23 Iowa legislature to legalize marijuana
December 23, 2022
TheLeafOnline - Oakland, California
Iowa update: Pharma board seeks federal cannabis exemption
December 12, 2022
Bleeding Heartland - Des Moines, Iowa
Where things stand with Biden’s marijuana scheduling review
December 7, 2022
Capitol Dispatch - Des Moines, Iowa
Attempt to help states ease banking for marijuana businesses stumbles in Congress
November 2022
November 27, 2022
WHBF TV 4 - Rock Island, Illinois
Changes for Iowa medical pot won’t likely lead to recreational
November 25, 2022
Marijuana Moment - Brooklyn, New York
Iowa Regulators Recommend Marijuana Task Force Be Formed To Explore Federal Exemption For State’s Medical Program
November 18, 2022
Capitol Dispatch - Des Moines, Iowa
Medical marijuana board recommends tax changes for dispensaries
November 3, 2022
GRL Law - Des Moines, Iowa
Consent searches to verify medical cannabidiol registration status
October 2022
October 25, 2022
Fallon Forum - Des Moines, Iowa
Marijuana: Legalize it!
October 21, 2022
Little Village - Iowa City, Iowa
Advocates, candidates gather to discuss cannabis legalization – ‘This is a winning issue’
October 20, 2022
Press-Citizen - Iowa City, Iowa
Opinion: Bipartisan efforts on industrial hemp expand markets for Iowa farmers
October 15, 2022
WHO TV 13 - Des Moines, Iowa
Supporters for cannabis legislation host ‘Free the Weed’ event
October 7, 2022
Little Village - Iowa City, Iowa
Biden issues pardon for simple possession of marijuana convictions; DeJear promises to ‘legalize cannabis in Iowa’ as governor
October 6, 2022
Capitol Dispatch - Des Moines, Iowa
Biden to pardon all federal offenses for simple marijuana possession, review criminalization
September 2022
September 30, 2022
Westword - Denver, Colorado
Breaking Away From Corporate Cannabis – A Family-owned Company Takes On Cannabis Giants
September 29, 2022
The Register - Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Democrats want to legalize marijuana. Why they think it’s a winning campaign message
September 27, 2022
The Register - Des Moines, Iowa
‘What the hell, Kim?’ Iowa governor candidate Rick Stewart roasts Kim Reynolds on marijuana
September 15, 2022
Bleeding Heartland - Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa House Democrats endorse legal weed
September 14, 2022
Capitol Dispatch - Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Democrats back abortion access, legalized marijuana, more school funding
September 14, 2022
Iowa Public Radio - Johnston, Iowa
Iowa House Democratic priorities include legalizing recreational pot, preserving abortion access
September 13, 2022
Starting Line - Des Moines, Iowa
Where Chuck Grassley And Mike Franken Stand On Legal Weed
September 1, 2022
KMA Radio - Shenandoah, Iowa
Grassley favors regulated medical marijuana use, hesitant on recreational legalization
September 1, 2022
Starting Line - Des Moines, Iowa
Most Iowans Support Legal Weed As Dems Light Up Biden On Issue
August 2022
August 25, 2022
GRL Law - Des Moines, Iowa
THC Vape Charges Dismissed After Ssearch of Mail Suppressed
August 15, 2022
KHAK Radio - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Eastern Iowa Getting New Medical Marijuana Facility
August 5, 2022
The Register - Des Moines, Iowa
Opinion: I still think marijuana should be legal. Moderation in all things.
August 3, 2022
CITYVIEW - Des Moines, Iowa
The business of CBD and THC
July 2022
July 31, 2022
The Register - Des Moines, Iowa
Opinion: For me, marijuana gummies are worth the drive and the taxes
July 6, 2022
Capitol Dispatch - Des Moines, Iowa
Libertarian Rick Stewart campaigns for Iowa governor on ending the war on drugs
July 1, 2022
KRNA Radio - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
One of Iowa’s Neighbors Just Legalized Marijuana... Sort Of
July 1, 2022
Marijuana Business Daily - Denver, Colorado
DEA licenses open new doors for marijuana-based therapeutic research
June 2022
June 20, 2022
Capitol Dispatch - Des Moines, Iowa
Iowans launch marijuana reform campaign aimed at showing public support
June 16, 2022
Des Moines Register - Des Moines, Iowa
MedPharm rebrands as Bud & Mary’s as it expands medical cannabis production in Des Moines
June 14, 2022
WHO Radio - Des Moines, Iowa
Jeff Angelo: An Iowa Company Expands Into Recreational Marijuana
June 1, 2022
CITYVIEW - Des Moines, Iowa
It’s common sense, non-partisan Iowa group says of reforming cannabis laws
May 2022
May 31, 2022
Bleeding Heartland - Des Moines, Iowa
Welcome to Iowa, Land of Entrapment
May 27, 2022
Little Village - Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court rules out-of-state medical marijuana card is no defense against possession charge
May 27, 2022
The Register - Des Moines, Iowa
Arizona medical marijuana card doesn’t allow woman to possess drug in Iowa, state Supreme Court rules
May 21, 2022
The Gazette - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Reform Iowa’s cannabis laws
May 18, 2022
High Times - New York, New York
Iowa Legalization Campaign Gives a Voice to the People
May 18, 2022
KGLO Radio - Mason City, Iowa
12,300 Iowans Have Registered To Legally Buy Medical Cannabis
May 17, 2022
Bleeding Heartland - Des Moines, Iowa
Introducing the Campaign for Sensible Cannabis Laws
May 16, 2022
KGAN TV 9 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
New campaign hopes to reform Iowa's cannabis laws and let Iowans voices be heard
May 4, 2022
Iowa Labor News - Des Moines, Iowa
Cannibis Reform
May 4, 2022
Starting Line - Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Misses Out As People Cross Border For Legal Illinois Marijuana
May 3, 2022
Times Herald - Carroll, Iowa
It’s common sense, non-partisan Iowa group says of reforming cannabis laws
April 2022
April 19, 2022
Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs contractor touts the many uses of industrial hemp during Ernst visit
April 19, 2022
Little Village - Iowa City, Iowa
4/20 in 2022: Iowa GOP leaders entertaining ‘no discussion whatsoever’ on marijuana reform
April 8, 2022
Capitol Dispatch - Des Moines, Iowa
U.S. House votes to legalize marijuana, but Iowa lawmakers remain strongly opposed
April 1, 2022
Capitol Dispatch - Des Moines, Iowa
U.S. House votes to decriminalize marijuana in federal law
March 2022
March 22, 2022
Starting Line - Des Moines, Iowa
Senate Democrats Try Again To Make Recreational Marijuana Legal In Iowa
March 15, 2022
Little Village - Iowa City, Iowa
Letter to the editor: Cannabis criminalization is failed public policy for Iowa
March 2, 2022
Bleeding Heartland - Des Moines, Iowa
What’s wrong with medical marijuana?
February 2022
February 11, 2022
The Gazette - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
U.S. patchwork of pot laws breeds confusion: Why Iowa must allow raw marijuana for medical patients
February 10, 2022
Capitol Dispatch - Des Moines, Iowa
Schumer, Booker, Wyden ask U.S. Senate colleagues for help on marijuana reform
February 7, 2022
KDAT Radio - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
More marijuana news in Iowa: Dems say pressure representatives
February 7, 2022
Tribune - Ames, Iowa
Iraq War veteran leading the way in production of CBD oil from Iowa-grown hemp
February 7, 2022
The Gazette - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Threat of federal rebuke limits Iowans’ medical marijuana access
February 1, 2022
GRL Law - Des Moines, Iowa
Reciprocity defense for medical marijuana results in two dismissals
January 2022
January 12, 2022
Bleeding Heartland - Des Moines, Iowa
My effort to allow religious use of marijuana extracts in Iowa
January 10, 2022
Marijuana Policy Project - Washington, D.C.
Iowa senators introduce legalization referendum!
January 10, 2022
Marijuana Policy Project - Washington, D.C.
Iowa: Ask your legislators to support the voter referral to end cannabis prohibition!
January 5, 2022
KWQC TV 6 - Davenport, Iowa
Three Iowa Democrats layout blueprint to treat marijuana like alcohol
January 5, 2022
KCCI TV 8 - Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa lawmakers release proposal to put marijuana legalization on the ballot
January 5, 2022
Iowa Public Radio - Johnston, Iowa
Iowa Senate Democrats propose constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana
January 5, 2022
Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa lawmakers release proposal to put marijuana legalization on the ballot
January 5, 2022
Marijuana Moment - Brooklyn, New York
Iowa Democrats Unveil Marijuana Resolution To Put Legalization On Ballot For Voters To Decide
January 5, 2022
WQAD TV 8 - Davenport, Iowa
Recreational marijuana use in Iowa might not be too far away