Two teenagers who were charged this week with robbery and assault in relation to a shooting earlier this month were meeting with the victims of the shooting to buy marijuana, according to criminal complaints released Thursday.
House Democrats unveiled their 2025 state lawmaking priorities in an effort to motivate voters in the Nov. 5 election.
A Randalia man is facing charges after Fayette County Sheriff’s deputies found over 300 marijuana plants and 58 firearms in his house, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug; a Shellsburg man is charged with helping a Traer woman kill her husband in 2021
Once OMB signs off, the DEA will take public comment on the plan to move marijuana from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD. It moves pot to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids.
Bill waiting to be signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds
Iowa’s burgeoning hemp industry would be significantly regulated under a bill state lawmakers sent to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk for a signature Tuesday.
THC drinks have been popping up at more and more restaurants and stores. Here’s how they became legal and how they’re different from recreational products sold across Iowa’s borders.
GOP leaders say they won’t act to further restrict abortion until court rules on ‘fetal heartbeat’ law.
The midwestern state is the 23rd in the country to legalize recreational marijuana. Surrounding states — including Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota — have not yet legalized it.
Senators in Minnesota passed a bill Saturday that would allow recreational marijuana use by people over the age of 21 and make it the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adults.
The Iowa Cannabis Co. -- one of two firms licensed by the state to manufacture medical marijuana -- expects to harvest its first crop from its Iowa City facility in December and have products to sell by January.
Guest Column | Jody Boulay Recreational marijuana is illegal in Iowa and only available for medical purposes under certain circumstances. …
The proposal, which is opposed by Republicans, would also expunge previous, non-violent marijuana convictions and expand the state’s medical cannabis program.
While Republican majorities in Iowa’s Legislature are unlikely this session to mimic moves made in surrounding states easing restrictions on cannabis, supporters pushing for reforms in Iowa see growing support.
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