When Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bill on May 30 allowing some Iowans to posses cannabidiol oil, an orally-taken cannabis extract that lacks the intoxication effects normally associated marijuana, Iowa joined a list of 33 other states in allowing some form of medical marijuana regulation. Critics have since argued that Iowa’s law is too narrow […]
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Rand Paul to visit Iowa City
Officials announced Tuesday that U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), a potential Republican frontrunner for the 2016 presidential election, will visit Iowa City on Tuesday, Aug. 5 to headline a fundraising event in support of Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ congressional campaign. Having snagged the Republican nomination for Iowa’s U.S. House 2nd district in June, Miller-Meeks will take […]
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Johnson County Supervisor candidates at odds over ‘lesbian mafia’ remark
Johnson County Supervisor Janelle Rettig took to Facebook today to criticize “another male running for supervisor” after he purportedly labeled her a member…
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Gov. Branstad expected to sign Iowa’s first medical cannabis bill this Friday
Iowa will join the majority of states in allowing some form of medical cannabis this week. Gov. Terry Branstad is expected to sign Iowa’s very narrow marijuana bill…
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Joni Ernst wants you to know she grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm
Iowa State Sen. Joni Ernst released a pretty special campaign ad yesterday. Have you seen it? “I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm,” Ernst says, looking…
