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Shifting Views on Medical Cannabis in the Iowa Legislature

Views on medical marijuana appear to be shifting in the Iowa Senate and among the GOP.

Today on River to River - what this may mean for cannabis in Iowa moving forward.

Clay Masters hosts from the Law Library at the Iowa Statehouse. Also joining the discussion: Sally Gaer, mother of a 24-year-old daughter diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome - Senator Joe Bolkcom, a Democrat from Iowa City and supporter of medical marijuana - Senator Charles Schneider, a Republican from West Des Moines - and Rachael Selmeski, the mother of 17-month-old with epilepsy, who moved from Iowa to Colorado seeking treatment for her daughter.

Katherine Perkins is IPR's Program Director for News and Talk