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1 US IA: LTE: The Dangers Of MarijuanaWed, 17 Dec 2014
Source:Globe-Gazette (Mason City, IA) Author:Echelbarger, Robert V. Area:Iowa Lines:50 Added:12/18/2014

It was a tough fight getting the Iowa Legislature to pass a law prohibiting smoking in public places. By doing so the health of citizens has improved.

Smoking is a large financial burden to Iowans. The terrible damage to the body has been reduced. Smoking has caused about 480,000 deaths each year. Secondhand smoke has chemicals that cause cancer and is even more dangerous. Iowa lawmakers should make casinos smoke-free.

I wonder why legislatures in Iowa and other states are passing laws to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. Smoke have legalized smoking pot for recreational purposes. How will the drug cartel in Mexico react to the new competition in the pot market?

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2 US IA: Anti-drug Groups Warn About Push For MarijuanaSun, 14 Dec 2014
Source:Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, The (IA) Author:Crippes, Christinia Area:Iowa Lines:78 Added:12/16/2014

WATERLOO | As lawmakers consider expanding medical marijuana laws and cities like Cedar Falls debate decriminalization of the drug, anti-drug advocates are urging Iowans to think of the children and proceed with caution.

"When you say, 'I'm not going to enforce these sets of laws,' there's potential unintended consequences to that, and I just want people to think it all through and have a thorough debate on these issues and not make any decisions =C2=85 without being fully informed," said Steven Lukan, director of the Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy.

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3 US IA: Editorial: Another Look At MarijuanaSun, 03 Aug 2014
Source:Quad-City Times (IA)          Area:Iowa Lines:77 Added:08/06/2014

Throw away almost every preconceived notion about marijuana.

In the past month...

* Rock Island aldermen unanimously welcomed a $135,000 investment from a Chicago-based firm eager to win our region's medical marijuana growing rights.

* A former chief of the Illinois State Police under Republican former Gov. Jim Edgar signed on as chief of security for this marijuana cultivation company.

* The White House declared marijuana a state's rights issue, an endorsement that portends a dramatic shift in federal enforcement.

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4 US IA: EDU: Editorial: Legalizing Pot Won't End War On DrugsWed, 30 Jul 2014
Source:Daily Iowan, The (IA Edu)          Area:Iowa Lines:79 Added:08/01/2014

There are many reasons to be excited about the inevitable end of the War on Drugs, specifically the incredibly wasteful practice of marijuana prohibition. The end of wasting billions of dollars upholding an unenforceable law, the discontinuation of a system that intensifies the worst racial injustices of the American legal system through the disproportionate sentencing rates of African Americans and Latinos compared with whites, and boatloads of revenue should be reaped from taxation of the newly legalized drug.

In a political environment that's up to its eyeballs in bad news, it's incredibly uplifting to find a public-policy issue in which our political representatives seem to be heading toward a sane solution.

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5 US IA: Column: Drug Czar: Marijuana Not HarmlessTue, 01 Jul 2014
Source:Rapid City Journal (SD) Author:Marcus, Ruth Area:Iowa Lines:95 Added:07/04/2014

From her perch as head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Nora Volkow watches anxiously as the country embarks on what she sees as a risky social experiment in legalizing marijuana.

For those who argue that marijuana is no more dangerous than tobacco and alcohol, Volkow has two main answers: We don't entirely know, and, simultaneously, that is precisely the point.

"Look at the evidence," Volkow said in an interview on the National Institutes of Health campus here, pointing to the harms already inflicted by tobacco and alcohol. "It's not subtle -- it's huge. Legal drugs are the main problem that we have in our country as it relates to morbidity and mortality. By far. Many more people die of tobacco than all of the drugs together. Many more people die of alcohol than all of the illicit drugs together.

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6 US IA: OPED: Just Say No To Legalizing MarijuanaThu, 19 Jun 2014
Source:Globe-Gazette (Mason City, IA) Author:Blodgett, Todd Area:Iowa Lines:94 Added:06/20/2014

On July 1, an oil extract of marijuana will be legal in Iowa. But Iowans must reject proposals to legalize pot on a broader scale.

Legally sanctioned weed would thwart economic growth, destabilize families, cause more crime, overburden police and courts, and victimize law-abiding citizens and taxpayers.

Lawmakers often ignore unintended consequences when considering legislation, but does Iowa need more Iowans to be stoned? That's the question, as the new law has incited demands for decriminalizing cannabis.

Teenagers in states with legal marijuana have higher drug abuse than in states where it's illegal. The New York Times reported on Nov. 7, 2012, that 90 percent plus of so-called "medical marijuana" is used by those who claim "pain" and not serious illness. Addictive drugs corrupt even more so than money or power.

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7 US IA: A Glimpse Into The Profits For Selling Synthetic DrugsSun, 18 May 2014
Source:Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, The (IA) Author:Reinitz, Jeff Area:Iowa Lines:80 Added:05/20/2014

CEDAR RAPIDS | In the 18 months leading up to the 2013 Operation Synergy drug raids, a Cedar Rapids store sold more than $1 million worth of herbs that narcotic officers said was sprayed with mind-altering substances.

After the raids, the real money started rolling in, according to court records.

Officers from local and federal agencies raided the Puff N Stuff II shop in Cedar Rapids and other businesses last year as part of a nationwide crackdown on fake marijuana and cocaine marketed as potpourri and bath salts.

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8 US IA: Prevention Experts Stress Marijuana, Prescription DrugsWed, 14 May 2014
Source:Quad-City Times (IA) Author:Baker, Deirdre Area:Iowa Lines:110 Added:05/15/2014

Just three weeks ago, a Rock Island County coalition named CAUSE organized a prescription drug take-back event.

About 438 pounds of the drugs were collected on April 26 at three sites: Milan, Rock Island and Silvis, according to Tammy Muerhoff, superintendent of the Rock Island County Regional Office of Education in Moline.

Muerhoff and her staff are in CAUSE, the Coalition Advocating for Underage Substance Elimination. She and other city and county officials involved in various prevention efforts gathered Wednesday at Centre Station in Moline for a media event organized by Prevention First.

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9US IA: Terry Branstad To Give Medical Marijuana Bill 'Serious Consideration'Mon, 05 May 2014
Source:Des Moines Register (IA) Author:Noble, Jason Area:Iowa Lines:Excerpt Added:05/09/2014

Gov. Terry Branstad will give "serious consideration" to legislation passed by the Iowa Legislature last week allowing the use of marijuana-derived oil for the treatment of severe epilepsy.

"We have to look at the public policy considerations of this, and that's the reason why I want to reserve judgment until I see it in its final form before making a final decision," Branstad said.

Lawmakers came together early last Thursday morning to pass the bill, which will allow epilepsy patients and their caregivers to possess and use cannabidiol oil if they receive a recommendation from a doctor and a license from the state.

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10 US IA: PUB LTE: Maybe We Need To Legalize MarijuanaTue, 29 Apr 2014
Source:Des Moines Register (IA) Author:Peterson, Rachel Area:Iowa Lines:22 Added:05/01/2014

Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea for all states to legalize the use of marijuana. It might eliminate marijuana from being smuggled into the U.S., in turn, cutting down on other more deadly drugs from being smuggled into the U.S. from other countries.

If U.S. citizens are allowed to grow, sell and use marijuana, maybe more people could get off welfare and have an income.

Rachel Peterson Barnum

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11US IA: Editorial: Legislature Should Approve Cannabis Oil Bill BeforeMon, 28 Apr 2014
Source:Des Moines Register (IA)          Area:Iowa Lines:Excerpt Added:05/01/2014

Less than a year ago anyone proposing to legalize marijuana for any purpose would have been laughed out of the Iowa Legislature. In fact, when Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, introduced a bill in February to allow Iowans with cancer, spinal cord injuries and other medical conditions to obtain medical marijuana, he declared it dead the same day. He cited opposition from Republicans and others.

But the Iowa Legislature has come a long way since then. Elected officials have worked through numerous versions of legislation, reached across party lines and -- most important -- listened to constituents, including Maria La France and Sally Gaer.

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12US IA: Iowa Senate Passes Measure Legalizing Form Of MarijuanaFri, 25 Apr 2014
Source:Omaha World-Herald (NE)          Area:Iowa Lines:Excerpt Added:04/25/2014

DES MOINES (AP) - The Iowa Senate has passed a bill legalizing the use of a form of marijuana to treat chronic epilepsy.

The measure, which passed 36-12, goes to the House.

It allows the medical use of oil derived from the cannabis plant as a last-resort treatment for seizures caused by a chronic form of epilepsy. The oil cannot be smoked and doesn't create a high.

A written recommendation from a neurologist would be required. Patients and caregivers would have to obtain a registration card through Iowa's Department of Public Health. Opponents said the bill sends a signal that marijuana use is OK.

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13US IA: Iowa Senate Approves Medical Cannabis BillThu, 24 Apr 2014
Source:Iowa City Press-Citizen (IA) Author:Petroski, William Area:Iowa Lines:Excerpt Added:04/25/2014

The Iowa Senate voted Thursday to decriminalize medical cannabis oil for the treatment of epilepsy, responding to emotional pleas of Iowa parents with children stricken by seizures.

Senate File 2360 was approved 36-12 after a lengthy debate that included several Republican lawmakers who warned that legalizing any form of marijuana would send the wrong message to young people in jeopardy of abusing drugs.

The bill was sent to the Iowa House, where its path to passage remains uncertain despite vocal support from some Democrats and Republicans alike.

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14US IA: Wife: Slipknot Bassist's Final Days Blur Of Drug AbuseWed, 23 Apr 2014
Source:USA Today (US) Author:Leys, Tony Area:Iowa Lines:Excerpt Added:04/23/2014

Paul Gray's final weeks were a blur of extreme drug abuse, which neither his doctor nor his bandmates would help his wife confront, she testified in Polk County District Court on Tuesday.

Brenna Gray said her husband, the bassist and a founder of the internationally known band Slipknot, relapsed into drug addiction in about 2008.

Gray testified that she raised concerns about why his Des Moines, Iowa, doctor, Daniel Baldi, continued prescribing the anti-anxiety drug Xanax, which her husband had a history of abusing. Paul Gray, 38, died of a drug overdose at an Urbandale motel in May 2010.

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15 US IA: PUB LTE: Legalize Medical MarijuanaTue, 18 Mar 2014
Source:Globe-Gazette (Mason City, IA) Author:Wharam, John Area:Iowa Lines:30 Added:03/19/2014

Gov. Branstad said he is against legalizing marijuana for medical use.The reason was that if marijuana became legal it would cause all kinds of administrative problems.

It has been documented and confirmed that marijuana relieves people's pain and suffering. It is more effective doing this than any other medication for people with certain medical conditions.

Branstad should be figuring out how marijuana can be legalized to help people reduce pain and suffering. This is a humanitarian issue, not a political issue.

If Branstad really cares about people he should get the administrative problems resolved and work to legalize medical marijuana.

Plymouth

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16 US IA: Dealing With Drug Waste In The CorridorSun, 02 Feb 2014
Source:Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids, IA) Author:Jordan, Erin Area:Iowa Lines:290 Added:02/02/2014

Hospitals Struggle To Keep Drugs From Addicts And Protect Environment

IOWA CITY When a patient emerges from anesthesia after surgery, his nurse wants to make sure he doesn't feel pain.

She gets a 1 milliliter syringe of hydromorphone, a generic form of Dilaudid, from a secure drug cabinet. She plans to give her patient .2 milliliter. Even patients with open hysterectomies some of the most painful procedures need just .4 milliliter.

She squirts the rest of the drug down the drain, where it can't be abused by addicts but can pollute drinking water.

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