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House
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2159
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2159
BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
designating
kava
as
a
schedule
I
controlled
substance,
1
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
124.204,
subsection
9,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
w.
Kava,
meaning
any
parts
of
the
plant
3
piper
methysticum,
whether
growing
or
not,
as
well
as
synthetic
4
equivalents
of
the
substances
contained
in
the
plant,
and
5
any
compound,
manufacture,
salt,
derivative,
mixture,
or
6
preparation
of
that
plant.
Other
names:
Ava,
intoxicating
7
pepper,
kawa
kawa,
kew,
sakau,
tonga,
yangona.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
designates
kava
as
a
schedule
I
controlled
12
substance.
13
A
person
possessing
kava
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor
14
for
a
first
offense.
A
person
who
commits
a
subsequent
15
violation
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
A
person
who
16
has
previously
been
convicted
two
or
more
times
is
guilty
of
17
a
class
“D”
felony.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
18
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
19
$430
but
not
more
than
$2,560.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
is
20
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
two
years
and
a
fine
21
of
at
least
$855
but
not
more
than
$8,540.
A
class
“D”
felony
22
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
23
fine
of
at
least
$1,025
but
not
more
than
$10,245.
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