THREE DEMOCRATS IN THE IOWA SENATE ARE PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA POSSESSION IN IOWA FOR ANYONE WHO’S 21 OR OLDER.
SENATOR JOE BOLKCOM OF IOWA CITY SAYS IT’S TIME TO REGULATE MARIJUANA LIKE ALCOHOL.
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HE SAYS IOWA SHOULD TREAT MARIJUANA LIKE WE DO A SIX PACK OF BEER.
BOLKCOM CITES STATISTICS INDICATING MORE THAN 43-HUNDRED IOWANS WERE CONVICTED OF MARIJUANA POSESSION IN 2020 — AND HE SAYS TAXPAYERS PAID MILLIONS TO COVER THE COSTS OF THEIR PRISON TIME.
IAPOT2 OC………OUR TAX BILLS. :08
SENATOR JANET PETERSEN OF DES MOINES, SAYS POLLS SHOW A MAJORITY OF IOWANS SUPPORT LEGALIZING MARIJUANA RATHER THAN CONTINUING TO PURSUE CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST THOSE WHO SMOKE OR POSSESS IT.
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SENATOR SARAH TRONE GARRIOTT OF WEST DES MOINES, SAYS 19 STATES NOW LET RESIDENTS USE MARIJUANA FOR A WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR FOR RECREATIONAL USE.
IT TAKES YEARS TO AMEND THE IOWA CONSTITUTION AND THIS PROPOSAL FACES A TOUGH ROAD AHEAD IN A REPUBLICAN-LED LEGISLATURE.
THE REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SAYS HE HAS NO INTENTIONS OF BRINGING THE PROPOSAL UP FOR A VOTE.
SENATOR BRAD ZAUN OF URBANDALE SAYS PROPOSING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN IOWA IS A GIMMICK AND IT SHOWS SENATE DEMOCRATS LACK IDEAS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS IOWANS FACE.
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