The Iowa Board of Pharmacy must review whether marijuana has an accepted medical use, says a recent ruling by Polk County judge Joel Novak.http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090425/NEWS/904250333/-1/ENT05
This forces the board to examine whether or not marijuana is properly scheduled as a Schedule I controlled substance under state law.
Carl Olsen’s blog chronicles his attempts to remove marijuana from its current Schedule I classification at the state and federal level. This is some very important stuff going on right here in Iowa folks.
Schedule I is the most tightly restricted category of drugs reserved for drugs with a high potential for abuse and no safe medicinal value. Removal of marijuana from that classification would facilitate efforts to have medical marijuana here in Iowa. It would also allow easier access for researchers who want to study the drug.
