Iowa legislators ignore medical marijuana bill

Iowa's medical marijuana bill, S.F. 234, provided a brief glimmer of hope to the state's medical marijuana patients. But the bill died in the legislature, further delaying protection for the seriously ill individuals who depend on marijuana's medical value.

It is time to change the way these patients are treated in Iowa. Please contact your legislators and urge them to introduce medical marijuana legislation next session: Only you can convince them that this issue is vital to Iowans.

Please visit Take Action. After you choose your favorite pre-written letter and type in your address, our site will automatically e-mail your letter to your legislators … all with the click of a few buttons. The whole process takes less than two minutes, but it makes a world of difference. Also, you can print the letters and send them to your legislators through regular mail.

Sen. Joe Bolkcom (D-Iowa City) had the courage to introduce S.F. 234. Does your legislator have the same vision and compassion as Sen. Bolkcom? Does your legislator agree that it's time to stop incarcerating sick people for the "crime" of taking their medicine? With vast public support for medical marijuana—80 percent according to the latest Time/CNN poll—this issue is not going away.

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