DES MOINES, Iowa -- The medical marijuana program in Iowa could see further changes as another bill moves on the State Capitol after beating Thursday's funnel deadline.
Under the measure, nurse practitioners and physicians assistants would be allowed to prescribe cannabis-based medication. The bill would also change the way the strength of those drugs is measured, switching to a system based on how many milligrams of THC are in a product. The current system lists a percentage of THC in a product.
Earlier this week the Iowa Senate passed its own bill to expand the medical cannabis law. The Senate bill added post traumatic stress disorder as diagnosis eligible for cannabis-based drugs. House members acknowledged they are monitoring the Senate bill but are focused on their own bill. Republicans and Democrats on the House Public Safety Committee thanked each other for the cooperation on their bill.
According to WHO Channel 13, the committee unanimously approved the bill.
All non-budget bills that didn't make it out of committee by the end of Thursday are dead for this session.