Status
Low THC
Law Signed:
2014
QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
- AIDS/HIV
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Autism (with self-injurous or aggressive behavior)
- Cancer
- Cancer-related chronic pain, nausea, or cachexia
- Chronic pain
- Crohn’s disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Intractable epilepsy
- Terminal illness
- Ulcerative colitis
- Chronic pain
PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS
Legislation (HF 2589), signed into law in 2020, eliminated the 3% THC cap. Under the new law, operators may not dispense CBD products that contain “more than a combined total of four and one-half grams of total THC to a patient … in a 90-day period.” This threshold does not apply to patients suffering from a terminal illness or to those whose physicians have determined greater quantities of THC are necessary in order to sufficiently treat the patient’s debilitating medical condition.
HOME CULTIVATION
No
STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES
Yes. HF 524 allows for the establishment of up to five state-licensed medical cannabis manufacturers.
CAREGIVERS
No
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF REGISTERED PATIENTS
- 9,109
- Source: Iowa Department of Public Health as of March 2022.
RECIPROCITY
HF 524 allows individuals to obtain medical cannabis from neighboring states with similar programs.