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US (IA): MMJ board backs THC purchase limit

The state medical board regulating Iowa’s medical cannabis program submitted a proposal asking state legislators to remove the cap on THC in products in favor of a purchase limit.

That move illustrates the hesitation among board members to expand the program without further knowledge of its potential impact.

Members of the Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board approved a set of recommendations to state lawmakers ahead of the 2020 legislative session that includes a proposal to remove the 3 percent cap on THC in products and replace it with a purchase limit of 4.5 grams of THC over 90 days.

Under Iowa law, medical cannabis products must not contain more than 3 percent THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the psychoactive component of cannabis.

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