The Des Moines Register

I recently read in the news that the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that allows concealed guns to legally cross state lines. I would suggest the Congress immediately pass a similar law that allows for medical cannabidiol (the oil derived from a marijuana plant) to cross those same state lines.

Some of our most sick and vulnerable, including children, are not able to attain this medicine that clearly helps them due to this travesty of a law. I would call on our congressional delegation to be leaders on this issue and work to help the Iowans who need it most. In this time of increased polarization of politics, perhaps this could be the issue that brings both parties together and helps these sick children and Iowans as well.

— state Rep. Peter Cownie, R-West Des Moines