Senate
File
282
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
282
BY
BOLKCOM
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
reclassifying
marijuana,
including
1
tetrahydrocannabinols,
from
a
schedule
I
controlled
2
substance
to
a
schedule
II
controlled
substance.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
124.204,
subsection
4,
paragraphs
m
and
1
u,
Code
2015,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
124.204,
subsection
7,
Code
2015,
is
amended
3
by
striking
the
subsection.
4
Sec.
3.
Section
124.206,
subsection
7,
Code
2015,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
7.
Hallucinogenic
substances.
Unless
specifically
excepted
7
or
unless
listed
in
another
schedule,
any
material,
compound,
8
mixture,
or
preparation
which
contains
any
quantity
of
the
9
following
substances
,
or,
for
purposes
of
paragraphs
“a”
and
10
“b”
,
which
contains
any
of
its
salts,
isomers,
or
salts
of
11
isomers
whenever
the
existence
of
such
salts,
isomers,
or
salts
12
of
isomers
is
possible
within
the
specific
chemical
designation
13
(for
purposes
of
this
paragraph
only,
the
term
“isomer”
includes
14
the
optical,
positional,
and
geometric
isomers)
:
15
a.
Marijuana
when
used
for
medicinal
purposes
pursuant
to
16
rules
of
the
board
.
17
b.
Tetrahydrocannabinols,
meaning
tetrahydrocannabinols
18
naturally
contained
in
a
plant
of
the
genus
Cannabis
(Cannabis
19
plant)
as
well
as
synthetic
equivalents
of
the
substances
20
contained
in
the
Cannabis
plant,
or
in
the
resinous
extractives
21
of
such
plant,
and
synthetic
substances,
derivatives,
and
their
22
isomers
with
similar
chemical
structure
and
pharmacological
23
activity
to
those
substances
contained
in
the
plant,
such
as
24
the
following:
25
(1)
1
cis
or
trans
tetrahydrocannabinol,
and
their
optical
26
isomers.
27
(2)
6
cis
or
trans
tetrahydrocannabinol,
and
their
optical
28
isomers.
29
(3)
3,4
cis
or
trans
tetrahydrocannabinol,
and
their
30
optical
isomers.
(Since
nomenclature
of
these
substances
31
is
not
internationally
standardized,
compounds
of
these
32
structures,
regardless
of
numerical
designation
of
atomic
33
positions
covered.)
34
b.
c.
Nabilone
[another
name
for
35
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nabilone:
(+-)
-
1
trans-3-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-6,6a,7,8,10,10a-hexahydro-1-
2
hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-9H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-9-one].
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
reclassifies
marijuana,
including
7
tetrahydrocannibinols
as
a
schedule
II
controlled
substance
8
instead
of
a
schedule
I
controlled
substance
and
strikes
9
references
to
the
authority
of
the
board
of
pharmacy
to
adopt
10
rules
for
the
use
of
marijuana
or
tetrahydrocannabinols
for
11
medicinal
purposes.
12
A
schedule
I
controlled
substance
is
a
highly
addictive
13
substance
that
has
no
accepted
medical
use
in
the
United
States
14
and
a
schedule
II
controlled
substance
is
a
highly
addictive
15
substance
that
has
an
accepted
medical
use
in
the
United
16
States.
The
reclassification
of
marijuana
from
a
schedule
I
17
controlled
substance
to
a
schedule
II
controlled
substance
18
would
allow
a
physician
to
issue
a
prescription
for
marijuana
19
under
state
law.
However,
federal
regulations
may
prohibit
20
such
prescriptions.
21
The
penalties
remain
unchanged
for
violations
involving
22
marijuana
under
the
bill.
The
penalties
under
Code
section
23
124.401
range
from
a
class
“B”
felony
punishable
by
up
to
50
24
years
of
confinement
to
a
serious
misdemeanor
punishable
by
25
up
to
six
months
of
confinement
depending
on
the
amount
of
26
marijuana
involved
in
the
offense.
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