515 Crew

[weirdtaylor]

Medical Marijuana Hearings
Dates, Locations, Purpose and Procedure
Iowa Board of Pharmacy
(515) 281-5944
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Iowa State Historical Building (Auditorium)
600 East Locust Street
Des Moines, Iowa
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The Music Man Square (Reunion Hall)
308 South Pennsylvania Avenue
Mason City, Iowa
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – Noon to 7:00 p.m.
University of Iowa
Bowen Science Building (3rd Floor Auditorium)
51 Newton Road
Iowa City, Iowa
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Harrah’s Casino & Hotel (Ballroom I)
One Harrah’s Boulevard
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Purpose and Procedure:
These hearings are being held to receive evidence and testimony regarding the pros and cons of medical marijuana from a scientific, medical and legal perspective.
The Board is interested in hearing from medical practitioners including physicians, mid-level practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, and hospice workers; patients; care-givers; law-enforcement personnel; regulatory agencies; legislators; educators; scientists; researchers; other interested parties; and members of the general public.
Specifically, the Board is seeking information including, but not limited to, the following:
Marijuana's actual or relative potential for abuse,
Marijuana's pharmacological effect,
Current scientific knowledge regarding marijuana,
The history and current pattern of abuse of marijuana,
The scope, duration, and significance of abuse of marijuana,
The risk to the public health from moving marijuana to a different controlled substance schedule,
The potential of marijuana to produce psychic or physiological dependence liability, and
Whether marijuana is an immediate precursor of a substance on some other controlled substance schedule.
Oral testimony will be received but will be limited to approximately 5 to 10 minutes per person, based on the number of speakers attending each hearing. Additional time may be allowed if circumstances permit.
An appointment to make oral comments at a specified time on August 19, September 2, October 7, or November 4 may be pre-arranged by contacting Debbie Jorgenson at the Iowa Board of Pharmacy at 515/281-6674 or by sending a written request via e-mail to: Debbie.Jorgenson@ibpe.state.ia.us
All oral comments will be recorded by a certified shorthand reporter.
The submission of written comments is encouraged.
The deadline for submitting written comments is Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Written comments may be sent via e-mail to Debbie.Jorgenson@ibpe.state.ia.us or via regular mail to: Iowa Board of Pharmacy, RiverPoint Business Park, 400 SW 8th Street, Suite E, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4688.
All oral testimony and written comments received by the Board will be public information.
The public is invited to attend and observe the hearings.
The submission of written comments is encouraged. The deadline for submitting written comments is Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Written comments may be sent by e-mail to Debbie.Jorgenson@ibpe.state.is.ua or by standard mail to: Iowa Board of Pharmacy, RiverPoint Business Park, 400 SW 8th Street, Suite 3, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4688.

An appointment to make oral comments at a specified time at any of the meetings may be pre-arranged by calling (515) 281-6674 or by sending a written request to Debbie.Jorgenson@ibpe.state.ia.us.

Jimmy Morrison
563.260.6451
Iowa Marijuana Policy Project