A committee in the Iowa Senate has voted to expand Iowa’s medical marijuana law, but the move faces firm opposition in the Iowa House. Critics say current state restrictions make it difficult for the companies that won state licenses to make AND sell cannabis oil, creams and pills to stay in business. The bill that cleared the Senate Ways and Means Committee would get rid of a limit on the amount of the “T-H-C” chemical allowed in cannabis products. Dane Schumann, a lobbyist for MedPharm Iowa, says the change is “crucial” for the success of the company.
Peter Komendowski of the Partnership for a Drug-free Iowa opposes the idea of increasing T-H-C levels in cannabis products.
Last year legislators voted to set up a state-licensed system for growing, producing and selling cannabis products in Iowa, but the cannabis may only be used as treatment for 15 specific medical conditions.
