Status: Cannabis is legal for medical use but illegal for recreational use.
Most Recent/Upcoming Legislation: HF 732 – vetoed by Gov. Kim Reynolds
Description: Would have removed the 3% cap on THC for medicinal purposes to a 25 grams per 90 days limit
History of Iowa Cannabis Legislation
2014: Senate Bill 2360 passed in the Senate 36-12 – legalizes CBD for the treatment of intractable epilepsy.
2014: Medical Cannabidiol Act – allows possession of CBD oil for treatment of intractable epilepsy.
2014: House File 2313 proposed to reduce penalty for possession – the bill failed to progress before expiry.
2017: Legislature enacted improvements to Iowa’s low-THC cannabis oil law including more diseases.
Senator Joni Ernst, Republican
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization
Phone: (202) 224-3254
Email/Website: www.ernst.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Address: 730 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2020
Senator Chuck Grassley, Republican
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization
Phone: (202) 224-3744
Email/Website: www.grassley.senate.gov/contact
Address: 135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2022
Representative Abby Finkenauer, Democrat, First District
Stance: Only allow states to legalize medical cannabis.
Phone: (202) 225-2911
Email/Website: https://finkenauer.house.gov/
Address: 124 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Representative David Loebsack, Democrat, Second District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-6576
Email/Website: https://loebsack.house.gov/
Address: 1211 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Cindy Axne, Democrat, Third District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-5476
Email/Website: https://axne.house.gov/
Address: 330 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Representative Steve King, Republican, Fourth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4426
Email/Website: https://steveking.house.gov/
Address: 2210 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515