Indianapolis – A bill allowing the use of hemp oil for children with epilepsy has been introduced in the Indiana legislature. The bill, Senate Bill 15, was authored by Republican Senators James Tomes and Blake Doriot. The bill would create a registry for certain physicians and caregivers to use hemp oil to help children with […]
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Kentucky Leads Indiana In Race To Grow Industrial Hemp
Indiana has tried for decades to eradicate a cousin of the marijuana plant. But that long-time attempt has now come at a cost, as industrial hemp has the potential to become a new cash crop for farmers. The Hoosier state’s reluctance to reconsider its attitude toward ditch weed also has it losing out on revenue […]
Indiana Wants to Increase Drug Penalties, But Not for Marijuana Offenders
While some states have made the move in recent years to reduce the number of non-violent drug offenders the system locks away behind bars, the Indiana Legislature is considering a bill this session that aims to increase the penalties for those caught in possession of spec… Read article here: High Times
Indiana Schools Use “Marijuana Goggles” to Misinform Kids About Stoned Driving
An Indiana school system believes that using scare tactics and other modern day renditions of reefer madness is an effective method for preventing youngsters from experimenting with marijuana. Read article here: High Times
Indiana: Mothers Fighting The System For Medical Marijuana
After a neurologist told Shirley Nelson that a banned oil extracted from marijuana plants might help her son find relief from debilitating seizures, she launched an online petition. She hoped to add 1,000 names to her plea to lawmakers to legalize the non-psychoactive extract known as cannabidiol, which some scientists think quiets the chemical and […]
Reefer Rambos: Indiana Enlists Military Forces to Uproot Cannabis Plants
While parts of the United States are now generating millions of tax dollars from the sale of marijuana to put toward the betterment of their communities, Indiana continues to waste valuable resources to aggressively eradicate pot plants from Hoosier soil—all at the … Read article here: High Times
Indiana: Purdue Ready To Plant Legal Hemp
Ronald Turco has conducted critical research in his 30 years at Purdue University but his current project is the first to be vetted by federal drug agents. An agronomist, Turco has spent months clearing hurdles to begin the first legal production of industrial hemp in decades in Indiana. Facing questions from the U.S. Drug Enforcement […]
New Restrictive Indiana Medical Pot Bill Encourages Cannabis Research
Indiana lawmakers have not been real receptive throughout the years when presented with legislation to legalize marijuana. Even measures aimed at simply decriminalizing the herb have been widely ignored and even mocked by Governor Mike Pence, who recently signed a law to … Read article here: High Times