Last December, we sent a medical marijuana survey to all 150 members of the newly elected Iowa Legislature, asking for support for a resolution calling upon the federal government to make marijuana medically available by a doctor's prescription, and asking that the medical necessity defense be enacted into Iowa law. Two Iowa Senators, Merlin Bartz (Republican, Grafton) and Elaine Szymoniak (Democrat, Des Moines), have agreed to draft legislation for us and have assigned interns to work on our suggestions. We're extremely optimistic that at the least we will get a public hearing on our proposals in the Iowa Senate this year. It would be extremely helpful if you'd sit down right now and write a letter to one or more of our supporters in the Iowa Senate expressing your support. You can write to them at the Iowa Statehouse, Des Moines, Iowa 50319, or at their home addresses (listed below).
Here are the responses we've received so far from our legislative survey:
1994 Iowa Senate
FIRST NAME LAST NAME ADDRESS CITY ZIP P YES NOT NO
NAME NAME SURE
4 John Kibbie RR 1, Box 139A Emmetsburg 50536 D XXX
5 Mary Lou Freeman 311 W. Lakeshore Drive Storm Lake 50588 R XXX
8 Berl Priebe 2106 100th Avenue Algona 50511 D XXX
9 Stewart Iverson 3020 Dows-Williams Road Dows 50071 R XXX
10 Merlin Bartz RR 1, Box 17 Grafton 50440 R XXX
11 John Jensen 331 120th Street Plainfield 50666 R XXX
13 Jim Lind 720 Prospect Boulevard Waterloo 50701 R XXX
25 Robert Dvorsky 515 6th Avenue Coralville 52241 D XXX
33 William Palmer 460 Hawthorn Circle Des Moines 50317 D XXX
36 Elaine Szymoniak 2116 44th St. Des Moines 50310 D XXX
1994 Iowa House of Representatives
FIRST LAST ADDRESS CITY ZIP P YES NOT NO
NAME NAME SURE
4 Ralph Klemme RR 4, Box 107 Le Mars 51031 R XXX
6 Richard Vande Hoef 1833 100th Avenue Harris 51345 R XXX
13 Michael Cormack 245 Avenue N West Fort Dodge 50501 R YYY
24 Donald Hanson 3511 Monticello Ave. Waterloo 50701 R XXX
26 Patricia Harper 3336 Santa Maria Dr. Waterloo 50702 D XXX
27 Joseph Kremer 1217 250th Street Jesup 50648 R XXX
37 Clyde Bradley 835 Blackhawk Lane Camanche 52730 R YYY
56 Jerry Welter RR 1, Box 224 Monticello 52310 R XXX
59 Phil Tyrrell 222 N. Mill North English 52316 R XXX
69 John Connors 1316 East 22nd Street Des Moines 50317 D YYY
70 Ed Fallon 1321 8th Street Des Moines 50314 D XXX
76 Steven Churchill 6140 Nottingham Johnston 50131 R XXX
77 David Lord 1250 K Circle Perry 50220 R XXX
84 Brent Siegrist 714 Grace Street Council Bluffs 51503 R XXX
88 Horace Daggett 400 N. Bureau Creston 50801 R XXX
89 Brian Coon 540 Ninth Carlisle 50047 R XXX
95 Harold Van Maanen 410 Liberty Street Pella 50219 R XXX
98 Philip Wise 503 Grand Avenue Keokuk 52632 D XXX
"YYY" in the "not sure" column signifies that the respondent is leaning toward a "yes" vote.
Iowans for Medical Marijuana • P.O. Box 4091 • Des Moines, IA 50333 • 515-288-5798