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Public Hearing on SF79
To keep the audio file from loading every time this page loads, I moved the audio file to its own page: http://www.carl-olsen.com/sf79-march-4–2013/
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Committee Vote on HSB 52
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Hearing on HF 22
To keep the audio file from loading every time this page loads, I moved the audio file to its own page: http://www.carl-olsen.com/hf22-january-31–2013/ February 1, 2013 85GA Bill History for HF 22 By Hunter. A bill for an act providing for the creation … Continue reading
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Hearing on HSB 52
To keep the audio file from loading every time this page loads, I moved the audio file to its own page: http://www.carl-olsen.com/hsb52-january-31–2013/ January 31, 2013 85GA Bill History for HSB 52 A study bill relating to the controlled substance of marijuana, providing … Continue reading
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Senator Grassley is a Superstitious old Coot
I got a letter from U.S. Senator Grassley today. I wrote to Senator Grassley about a petition by two states, Washington and Rhode Island, asking the DEA to reclassify marijuana as a schedule II controlled substance. He respond by saying he … Continue reading
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Alcohol promoting drug czar strikes again
Iowa Drug Czar Steve Lukan (one joint of marijuana is equal to drinking a keg of beer — Legal drug industry wants you dead) is at it again, this time with the help of Muscatine County Attorney Allen Ostergren. Ostergren … Continue reading
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Legal drug industry wants you dead — after you pay them for it
The Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy is at it again, this time comparing a marijuana cigarette to a keg of beer. What’s even more annoying is the spokesperson for the legal drug industry, Peter Komendowski, president of Partnership for … Continue reading
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Legal Marijuana? New Domestic and International Initiatives Challenge the Status Quo
October 3, 2012 Thomas Schelling Beau Kilmer Jonathan P. Caulkins Mark A. R. Kleiman Alejandro Madrazo Jonathan Rauch John Walsh
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Abolish the Office of Drug Control Policy
Dear Editor, Thank you for writing the Register’s Editorial today, “Right pick for ‘drug czar’? That’s the wrong question.” The Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) is a state agency with no public oversight. It has no administrative process, so … Continue reading
Iowa Democrats Support Marijuana Law Reform
It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post, but I gave a speech at the Global Marijuana March yesterday and I’m going to post my notes here. POLK COUNTY PLATFORM ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION DELEGATES ASSEMBLED MARCH 10, 2012 AGRICULTURE, … Continue reading
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