Indiana

The candidates in Indiana’s gubernatorial election this year have each backed some form of cannabis legalization in the state but have different views on what the industry should look like.

Indiana lawmakers have opted to go at least another year without enacting cannabis reforms after killing multiple proposals which included decriminalization, medical access, and adult-use legalization and regulated sales.

The Indiana House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code is expected today to hold the state’s first-ever hearing for a cannabis decriminalization measure.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said he will not pardon low-level cannabis possession charges in the state despite President Biden’s request for governors to issue state-level cannabis pardons.

In Indiana, where cannabis use remains illegal even for medical purposes, the legislature has added cannabis policy to its summer study committee agenda.

The Indiana Senate passed a proposal by state Sen. Mike Young (R) which would allow the state attorney general to intervene when county prosecutors decide not to pursue cannabis-related charges.

Indiana state Sen. Greg Taylor (D) has crafted a medical cannabis legalization bill to be introduced in the coming legislative session.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R), who has admitted to smoking cannabis, continues to oppose legalization at the state level while it is federally illegal but would like the state’s colleges and universities to study the plant.

U.S. Senate hopeful Thomas McDermott Jr., from Indiana, revealed on a podcast that he consumed cannabis at two recent “Grateful Dead” concerts and said he would work to legalize cannabis if elected to office.

A new Indiana law allows drivers involved in no-fault motor vehicle crashes to have up to a nanogram of THC in their blood without being considered intoxicated by cannabis.

Indiana state Sen. Karen Tallian has proposed two bills aimed at significant cannabis reforms, including the legalization of adult-use cannabis and the creation of a new “Cannabis Compliance Commission.”

The USDA has approved Indiana’s hemp plan, allowing the state to move forward with its transition into a full-scale commercial system.

Republican lawmakers in Indiana have advanced a bill from committee that would allow the state to force cannabis prosecutions in counties and jurisdictions that have opted into defacto decriminalization policies.

The three new bills address cannabis decriminalization and creating a path forward for CBD & smokable hemp products.

Bill Levin, who founded the First Church of Cannabis in Indiana, announced he is seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for governor.

Indiana farmers will get to participate in a proposed hemp advisory committee if the crop is successfully legalized in the state.

The Republican governor says he won’t consider legalization of any type because it would be going against federal laws, never mind the potential tax revenue from legal cannabis and the ongoing criminal justice crisis that prohibition has wrought.