Press Release: Contact: Carl Olsen November 23, 1995 515-288-5798
Iowans for Medical Marijuana sent a Legislative Questionnaire to each
of the 100 members of the Iowa House of Representatives and to each of the
50 members of the Iowa Senate. Our questionnaire asked: "Will you lend
your support in demanding that the Federal Government allow Iowans with
legitimate medical needs to use marijuana for medical purposes?" We
received 43 replies from the Iowa House of Representatives (43%), and 16
replies from the Iowa Senate (32%). 10 of those responding in the Iowa
House of Representatives were in favor of our proposal, 21 of those
responding were unsure, and 13 of those responding were opposed. 10 of
those responding in the Iowa Senate were in favor of our proposal, 5 were
unsure, and 2 were opposed. The results seem to better than last year.
Last year, 3 of those responding in the Iowa House of Representatives were
in favor of our proposal, 7 were unsure, and 8 were opposed, while 7 of
those responding in the Iowa Senate were in favor, 3 were unsure, and none
were opposed. The response to the survey was much better this year than
last year.
Carl Olsen, coordinator for Iowans for Medical Marijuana, said, "We're
doing a good job of educating the Legislature about the medical benefits of
marijuana. Many of them were unaware of the present conflict between state
and federal law." Since 1979, Iowa law has allowed prescription of
marijuana. Federal law has never allowed prescription of marijuana, but
the federal government had been supplying marijuana to patients on a
selective basis under a program of compassionate care. In 1992 the federal
government decided to stop accepting new applications for its compassionate
care marijuana program. Only eight Americans remain on the federal program
and two of them live in Iowa. Olsen said, "Health care should be a basic
fundamental right for everyone, not just the eight people who now receive
federally grown marijuana. It's time the federal government stopped
playing games with people's lives and allowed doctors to prescribe
marijuana to all patients who need it."
A federal bill, H.R. 2618, similar to Iowa's medical marijuana law,
Iowa Code § 124.206(7)(a), was introduced in the U.S. House of
Representatives on Monday, November 13, 1995.
FIRST LAST ADDRESS CITY ZIP P YES NOT NO NAME NAME SURE 1 Ronald Nutt 3711 Cheyenne Blvd. Sioux City 51104 R XXX 4 Ralph Klemme RR 4, Box 107 Le Mars 51031 R XXX 5 Kenneth Veenstra 216 Arizona Ave., SW Orange City 51041 R XXX 6 Richard Vande Hoef 1833 100th Avenue Harris 51345 R XXX 9 Dan Huseman 6144 Y Avenue Aurelia 51005 R XXX 10 Russell Eddie 1101 Pierce Drive Storm Lake 50588 R XXX 13 Michael Cormack 447 2nd St., N.W. Fort Dodge 50501 R XXX 14 Norman Mundie RR 4, Box 78 Fort Dodge 50501 D XXX 17 Russell Teig 3581 Little Wall Lake Rd Jewell 50130 R XXX 18 Steve Sukup 2258 240th Street Dougherty 50433 R XXX 19 Gary Blodgett 1050 Meadow Lake Dr. Mason City 50401 R XXX 22 Bob Brunkhorst 419 3rd Avenue, SW Waverly 50677 R XXX 24 Donald Hanson 3511 Monticello Ave. Waterloo 50701 R XXX 25 Don Shoultz 295 Kenilworth Road Waterloo 50701 D XXX 26 Patricia Harper 3336 Santa Maria Dr. Waterloo 50702 D XXX 27 Joseph Kremer 1217 250th Street Jesup 50648 R XXX 36 Pat Murphy 1770 Hale Street Dubuque 52001 D XXX 37 Clyde Bradley 835 Blackhawk Lane Comanche 52730 R XXX 1994 39 Dan Boddicker 1052 195th Street Tipton 52772 R XXX 49 Dick Myers 9 Woodland Heights, NE Iowa City 52240 D XXX 50 Lynn Schulte 208 3rd Avenue South Mt. Vernon 52314 R XXX 52 Ron Corbett 1517 D Avenue, NE Cedar Rapids 52402 R XXX 55 Chuck Larson 3355 Riverpointe Cir. NE Cedar Rapids 52411 R XXX 56 Jerry Welter RR 1, Box 224 Monticello 52310 R 1994 59 Phil Tyrrell 222 N. Mill North English 52316 R 1994 64 Beverly Nelson 3107 Fieldcrest Court Marshalltown 50158 R XXX 69 John Connors 1316 East 22nd Street Des Moines 50317 D XXX 70 Ed Fallon 1321 8th Street Des Moines 50314 D VVV 75 Janet Metcalf 12954 N.W. 29th Drive Des Moines 50325 R XXX 76 Steven Churchill 6140 Nottingham Johnston 50131 R 1994 77 David Lord 1250 K Circle Perry 50220 R XXX 78 Dwight Dinkla 221 South 12th Street Guthrie Center 50115 R XXX 80 Jim Drees RR 2, Box 111 Manning 51455 D XXX 81 Jack Drake 52462 Juniper Road Lewis 51544 R YYY 84 Brent Siegrist 714 Grace Street Council Bluffs 51503 R XXX 85 Hubert Houser 34697 Beechnut Road Carson 51525 R XXX 88 Horace Daggett 400 N. Bureau Creston 50801 R VVV 1994 89 Brian Coon 540 Ninth Carlisle 50047 R 1994 90 David Schrader RR 2 Monroe 50170 D XXX 91 Richard Arnold Route 2, Box 149 Russell 50238 R XXX 94 Jerry Main 1107 West Gear Fairfield 52556 R XXX 95 Harold Van Maanen 410 Liberty Street Pella 50219 R XXX 98 Philip Wise 503 Grand Avenue Keokuk 52632 D XXX
"VVV" in a column indicates that the respondent gave only a verbal response.
"1994" in a column indicates that the respondent gave a different response last year.
FIRST LAST ADDRESS CITY ZIP P YES NOT NO NAME NAME SURE 3 Wilmer Rensink 3828 Hickory Avenue Sioux Center 51250 R XXX 4 John Kibbie RR 1, Box 139A Emmetsburg 50536 D 1994 5 Mary Lou Freeman 311 W. Lakeshore Drive Storm Lake 50588 R XXX 8 Berl Priebe 2106 100th Avenue Algona 50511 D 1994 9 Stewart Iverson 3020 Dows-Williams Road Dows 50071 R 1994 XXX 10 Merlin Bartz RR 1, Box 17 Grafton 50440 R XXX 11 John Jensen 1331 120th Street Plainfield 50666 R 1994 13 Jim Lind 230 E. Ridgeway Ave. Waterloo 50702 R XXX 15 Allen Borlaug P.O. Box 333 Protivin 52163 R XXX 16 Lyle Zieman 401 Wilson, P.O. Box 368 Postville 52162 R XXX 21 Maggie Tinsman 3541 E. Kimberly Rd. Bettendorf 52807 R XXX 25 Robert Dvorsky 515 6th Avenue Coralville 52241 D XXX 33 William Palmer 460 Hawthorn Circle Des Moines 50317 D 1994 35 Dick Dearden 3113 Kinsey Des Moines 50317 D XXX 36 Elaine Szymoniak 2116 44th St. Des Moines 50310 D XXX 45 Bill Fink 379 S-23 Highway Carlisle 50047 D XXX
"VVV" in a column indicates that the respondent gave only a verbal response.
"1994" in a column indicates that the respondent gave a different response last year.