Indiana To Look At Marijuana Legalization

[Jim Finnel]

Indiana senators are slated to debate a proposal Thursday that would create a study on whether Indiana should legalize marijuana.

The proposal floated by Democratic Sen. Karen Tallian of Portage would direct the criminal law and sentencing study committee to examine Indiana's marijuana laws next summer and come up with recommendations. Other states have decriminalized small amounts of marijuana or created medical marijuana programs, and Tallian says it's time for Indiana to start the discussion.

Democrats are far outnumbered in the Senate. But Republican Senate Corrections Committee Chairman Brent Steele of Bedford says he's giving Tallian's proposal a legislative hearing Thursday even though he can't imagine a conservative state like Indiana legalizing marijuana.

Tallian says senators should support the bill because it only creates a study committee on the issue.


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[wannabgreen]

there should only be money wasted on a study if it is totally honest, reports only facts and not opinions--
this could be good or bad but prolly gonna be bad with all the same b.s. mistruths about mj as most every study b4 done by any form of american govmnt