Indiana keeps bucking marijuana legalization, tightening related laws instead

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INDIANAPOLIS (INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Advocates for marijuana legalization in Indiana already know 2026 won’t be the year they see it happen.

Despite President Donald Trump signing an executive order in December for reclassifying marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, the Republican-dominated state Legislature isn’t acting on any bills that would allow medical or recreational use.

Instead, legislators are advancing proposals that would tighten state laws on delta-8 products with THC — the active ingredient in marijuana — and crack down on advertisements for marijuana dispensaries in neighboring states.

The stance has one marijuana legalization advocate arguing that Indiana officials are “sticking their head in the sand.”