Iowa mother taking hemp oil fight to D.C.: 'We need more stories'

The fight to change laws that govern medical hemp oil has taken a central Iowa woman to Washington D.C. this week. She and a group of mothers from around the country are meeting with members of Congress.

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The issue is therapeutic hemp oil, which many Iowa patients are using now because they can’t legally acquire medical cannabis oil. At the federal level, hemp oil is considered a version of marijuana, which makes it illegal to ship across state lines.

The group heading to Washington, D.C. is trying to…