DES MOINES — A new state advisory panel charged with helping implement an expanded medical marijuana law in Iowa is trying to balance several demands.
Those demands include an expedited timeline with a slow-go desire to avoid possible pitfalls as approved uses of cannabidiol widen.
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“I think the state of Iowa is trying to be careful but compassionate how they roll this out,” said Mike McKelvey, a Mason City police captain who was Gov. Kim Reynolds’ choice as chairman of Iowa’s Medical Cannabidiol Board.
The board was created during the legislative session earlier this year. It consists of McKelvey as the law enforcement representative and eight experts in various medical fields.
They have been tasked with helping develop a plan to set up a state-sanctioned system of growing and dispensing marijuana-derived cannabis oil.
