ST. PAUL, Minn. — Iowa and Minnesota lawmakers are exploring a system to allow Iowa residents to buy medical marijuana oil from their northern neighbor, lawmakers from both states have told the Associated Press.
As Iowa's Legislature barrels toward adjournment, legislative leaders are still struggling to expand a 2014 law that legalized marijuana oil for certain patients suffering seizures but left them nowhere to buy it. Iowa House Speaker Linda Upmeyer said Friday they're now considering an agreement with Minnesota as one option.
"I don't know if anything will get the support it requires to actually move forward, but we're going to keep working on it," said Upmeyer, a Republican from Clear Lake.
Piggybacking on Minnesota's new medical marijuana program would be a novel setup. It could give Iowa patients an outlet to buy medication while also sending more business to the manufacturers who have struggled with low patient enrollment in Minnesota.
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