On March 16th, 2014 I had a letter to the editor published in the Sunday Des Moines Register. They edited it, so here it is with the edited part in brackets:
So Iowa Governor Branstad opposes legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes (on the vague grounds of 'unintended consequences'), [while our legislative 'leaders' pat themselves on the back simply because they had a 'conversation' about it this year.] Both government branches claim the issue needs more study.
The reality is, there's nothing else to study. Twenty other states already allow medicinal marijuana. Dispensing it by prescription isn't rocket science. Plus, a majority of Iowans want to legalize medicinal marijuana.
Yet, Iowa is no where near the point at which its narrow-minded political leaders are willing to act to reduce the pain and suffering of some of its citizens.
Iowa doesn't need more study-time to legalize medicinal marijuana. What it needs is its legislative and executive branch to stop assuming marijuana is an evil drug, and start focusing on the good it can do.
See it here.
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