DES MOINES — Rick Stewart, the Libertarian candidate for Iowa governor, is resuming his marketing campaign after taking day off following his arrest at a nonviolent protest in Virginia.
Stewart, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested Could 18 in Arlington whereas protesting on the federal Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in help of permitting terminally unwell most cancers sufferers to make use of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic ingredient in sure mushrooms, below the “Proper to Strive” act.
In a information launch, the Stewart marketing campaign mentioned a pal of Stewart’s, a affected person recognized with Stage 4 breast most cancers, had been prescribed psilocybin assisted remedy by her physician.
Beneath the 2018 Proper To Strive legislation, supported by each Iowa Sens. Chuck Grassley, a sponsor, and Joni Ernst, the prescription is legally allowed. The DEA, nonetheless, denied her request and is refusing to talk with the affected person, Stewart mentioned.
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In 2020, John Hopkins Heart launched the outcomes of a research that confirmed promising outcomes of psilocybin within the psychological well being of terminal most cancers sufferers.
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Video taken on the Could protest reveals Stewart passively resisting whereas being handcuffed and brought to a paddy wagon.
“It’s outrageous that drug warriors within the DEA would thwart the desire of Congress so blatantly,” Stewart mentioned within the information launch. “If the legal guidelines of the land don’t apply to authorities officers, what sort of a republic will we stay in?
“I really feel it’s my ethical accountability to face towards this rogue authorities company, and I’m assured Sens. Grassley and Ernst have my again,” he added. “The drug battle has clearly been misplaced in America, and it’s time to gracefully retire the DEA brokers who’re nonetheless combating it.”
Stewart’s trial for trespassing is scheduled for Aug. 10 in Washington, D.C., his marketing campaign mentioned.
Stewart is operating for governor towards Republican incumbent Kim Reynolds and Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear.
SCHIFF TO FUNDRAISE WITH IOWA DEMOCRATS: California Democrat Adam Schiff, a member of the bipartisan panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, will attend Iowa fundraisers subsequent weekend with U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, and Japanese Iowa congressional candidate Liz Mathis.
Schiff will attend a fundraiser with Axne on July 9 at Fox Brewing in West Des Moines, in line with an occasion flyer printed in a information launch from the Republican Social gathering of Iowa.
Schiff will attend a fundraiser with Mathis on July 10, in line with an occasion discover on the Iowa Democratic Social gathering’s web site.
Axne is operating for a 3rd time period within the U.S. Home in Central Iowa’s third District towards Republican challenger Zach Nunn, a state legislator from Altoona.
Mathis is difficult incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in Japanese Iowa’s new 2nd District.
GUN SAFETY GROUP ENDORSES MATHIS: Giffords PAC, the gun security advocacy group based by former congresswoman and capturing sufferer Gabrielle Giffords, has endorsed Democrat Liz Mathis in Iowa’s new 2nd Congressional District marketing campaign.
Mathis, a state legislator and nonprofit chief from Hiawatha, is operating towards incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson.
“Having grown up on the farm, I respect the rights of hunters and accountable gun house owners and help the Second Modification,” Mathis mentioned in a marketing campaign information launch. “I additionally know that it’s effectively previous time for members of Congress to place partisan politics and gun foyer donors apart and cross laws to maintain our kids and communities protected.”
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ENDORSE HINSON: U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s marketing campaign introduced greater than 50 endorsements from legislation enforcement members and first responders.
The Marion Republican is operating for re-election in Iowa’s new 2nd Congressional District towards Democratic state Sen. Liz Mathis of Hiawatha. Hinson at the moment represents Iowa’s 1st U.S. Home district.
“These heroes put their lives on the road for us each single day, and I’ll proceed combating to verify they’ve the assets essential to hold our households protected,” Hinson mentioned in a press release. “Regulation enforcement officers at all times have our again, and I’ll at all times have theirs in Congress.”
Hinson launched a legislation enforcement advisory committee in 2020 to listen to about public issues of safety in Iowa.
Cedar Valley Woodworkers Affiliation initiatives
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Milo Mead, a member of Cedar Valley Woodworkers, has spent over 800 hours creating his Dome Clock venture.
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Milo Mead, a member of Cedar Valley Woodworkers, has spent over 800 hours creating his Dome Clock venture.
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Milo Mead, a member of Cedar Valley Woodworkers, has spent over 800 hours creating his Dome Clock venture.
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Milo Mead, a member of Cedar Valley Woodworkers, has spent over 800 hours creating his Dome Clock venture.
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Milo Mead, a member of Cedar Valley Woodworkers, has spent over 800 hours creating his Dome Clock venture.
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Milo Mead, a member of Cedar Valley Woodworkers, has spent over 800 hours creating his Dome Clock venture.
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Woodworking initiatives on show on the Cedar Valley Woodworkers’ group assembly on the Waterloo Heart for the Arts on Tuesday.
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Woodworking initiatives on show on the Cedar Valley Woodworkers’ group assembly on the Waterloo Heart for the Arts on Tuesday.
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Woodworking initiatives on show on the Cedar Valley Woodworkers’ group assembly on the Waterloo Heart for the Arts on Tuesday.
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Woodworking initiatives on show on the Cedar Valley Woodworkers’ group assembly on the Waterloo Heart for the Arts on Tuesday.
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Woodworking initiatives on show on the Cedar Valley Woodworkers’ group assembly on the Waterloo Heart for the Arts on Tuesday.
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Milo Mead stands subsequent to the clock he constructed and was showcasing through the Cedar Valley Woodworkers twentieth anniversary occasion in 2019.
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Edwin Hollis fixes a component on the wood airplane rocker he made as he jokes with Bart Bergquist through the Cedar Valley Woodworkers twentieth anniversary occasion on Tuesday night.
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Cedar Valley Woodworking Membership has made toys and furnishings like this chair for the Salvation Military handy out to children at Christmas.
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Cedar Valley Woodworking Membership member Dave Turner works on constructing a baby’s fan-back chair within the wooden store at Friendship Village in Waterloo.
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Pat Vollbrecht made this wooden mosaic-type from 13 several types of wooden.