Iowa Code § 124.413 : PUBLIC HEALTH — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES — Controlled substances — OFFENSES AND PENALTIES — Mandatory minimum sentence
1. Except as provided in subsection 3 and sections
901.11 and
901.12, a person sentenced pursuant to section
124.401, subsection 1, paragraph
"a",
"b",
"e", or
"f", shall not be eligible for parole or work release until the person has served a minimum term of confinement of one-third of the maximum indeterminate sentence prescribed by law.
2. This section shall not apply if:
a. The offense is found to be an accommodation pursuant to section
124.410; or
b. The controlled substance is marijuana.
3. A person serving a sentence pursuant to section
124.401, subsection 1, paragraph
"b" , shall be denied parole or work release, based upon all the pertinent information as determined by the court under section
901.11, subsection 1, until the person has served between one-half of the minimum term of confinement prescribed in subsection 1 and the maximum indeterminate sentence prescribed by law.