Back to the bill

90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HSB 239: HSB 239

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the licensure of medical cannabidiol dispensaries. The bill increases the maximum number of medical cannabidiol dispensary licenses in the state from to 10. The bill prohibits the department of health and human services from issuing more than one medical cannabidiol dispensary license per county. The bill strikes a provision requiring the department to locate medical cannabidiol dispensaries based on geographical need throughout the state. The bill requires the department of health and human services to accept applications for medical cannabidiol dispensary licenses from current licensees between July 1, 2023, and October 1, 2023.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 30, 2023

  • Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R) · bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Charles Isenhart (D)
  • Rep. Brent Siegrist (R) · brent.siegrist@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Green Leaf Cannabis Co.; Iowans for Medical Marijuana

In plain words

  1. March 30, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. March 30, 2023House subcommittee named: Kaufmann, Isenhart and Siegrist

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HSB239