Iowa has licensed cannabis dispensaries licensed to sell products made up of 3% THC or lower. CBD oil is allowed for a limited number of illnesses, but possession of weed in any amount is a misdemeanor punishable with jail and large fines. Learn more about Iowa cannabis policy in the articles below:
Tue / May 14th
Iowa is the latest state to adopt hemp legalization language now that the crop has been federally legalized. Gov. Kim Reynolds warned, however, that the measure “does not legalize” the manufacturing or sales of CBD products.
Tue / Apr 30th
A bill eliminating Iowa’s 3% THC cap on medical cannabis products has passed both houses of the state legislature; it’s still unknown, however, whether the governor intends to sign the bill.
Fri / Apr 26th
Iowa’s Republican Governor, Kim Reynolds, is expected to sign the bill into law.
Wed / Apr 17th
The Iowa Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation legalizing industrial hemp production; the bill now moves to the House.
Mon / Dec 3rd
Medical cannabis products went on sale in Iowa over the weekend, marking the launch of the nation’s latest — albeit… Read More
Tue / May 1st
Republicans in Iowa’s House threatened to kill a bill to address opioid addiction if it included expanded medical cannabis language,… Read More
Wed / Apr 25th
An Iowa Senate committee voted 11-3 to advance a bill to remove the 3 percent cap on THC allowed in… Read More
Thu / Mar 29th
The Iowa Office of Medical Cannabidiol has awarded its first dispensary licenses to three companies to operate five locations throughout… Read More
Tue / Feb 20th
A measure introduced in Iowa’s Senate would reduce the penalties for possession of fewer than 5 grams of cannabis from… Read More
Wed / Jan 17th
Attorney generals from 17 states, Washington, D.C., and Guam have sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to… Read More
Mon / Sep 11th
Iowa’s Attorney General’s office has advised the state Department of Health to halt a plan to license two out-of-state dispensaries… Read More
Thu / Aug 31st
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed eight members to the board that will oversee the state’s expanded medical cannabis program,… Read More
Mon / Apr 24th
Lawmakers in Iowa struck a deal in the early hours of Saturday morning to improve the state’s limited medical cannabis… Read More
Tue / Apr 18th
Iowa’s state Senate has advanced the Compassionate Use of Cannabis Act that would replace the state’s existing, albeit limited, regime… Read More
Wed / Mar 1st
Iowa’s medical cannabis law is set to expire July 1, and lawmakers have already shot down one bill this session… Read More
Thu / Feb 23rd
Lawmakers in Iowa are considering legislation that would expand the qualifying conditions under the program, prevent it from expiring in… Read More
Thu / Feb 16th
According to a Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll, 80 percent of Iowans support legalizing cannabis for medical purposes; yet, just 39… Read More
Mon / Nov 28th
Iowa’s limited medical cannabis program is set to expire in July, but advocates, along with some state lawmakers, see the… Read More
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