Bill Text: IA HF457 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the classification of MDMA as a schedule I controlled substance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-05 - Subcommittee: Holt, Fry and Olson. H.J. 198. [HF457 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF457-Introduced.html
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BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
classification
of
MDMA
as
a
schedule
I
1
controlled
substance.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
124.204,
subsection
4,
paragraph
z,
Code
1
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
z.
3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine
(MDMA)
,
except
3
as
otherwise
provided
by
rules
of
the
board
for
medicinal
4
purposes
.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
124.204,
subsection
7,
Code
2019,
is
amended
6
to
read
as
follows:
7
7.
Exclusions.
This
section
does
not
apply
to
marijuana,
:
8
a.
Marijuana
or
tetrahydrocannabinols
or
chemical
9
derivatives
of
tetrahydrocannabinol
when
utilized
for
medicinal
10
purposes
pursuant
to
rules
of
the
board.
11
b.
3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine
(MDMA),
when
utilized
12
for
medicinal
purposes
pursuant
to
rules
of
the
board.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
relates
to
the
classification
of
MDMA
17
(3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
as
a
schedule
I
controlled
18
substance.
The
bill
allows
the
board
of
pharmacy
to
reclassify
19
MDMA
for
medicinal
purposes.
20
The
bill
also
provides
that
the
classification
as
a
schedule
21
I
controlled
substance
under
Code
section
124.204
and
the
22
penalties
specified
in
Code
section
124.401
do
not
apply
to
23
MDMA
when
utilized
for
medicinal
purposes
pursuant
to
rules
of
24
the
board
of
pharmacy.
25
Current
law
provides
that
the
manufacture,
delivery,
or
26
possession
with
the
intent
to
manufacture
or
deliver
MDMA
is
27
a
class
“C”
felony
pursuant
to
Code
section
124.401(1)(c)(9).
28
A
class
“C”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
29
than
10
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,000
but
not
more
than
30
$10,000.
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