Bill > SB0400

This bill establishes a comprehensive medical marijuana program in Indiana, creating a new regulatory framework for the use, cultivation, and research of medical marijuana. The bill creates a regulatory agency to oversee the program and establishes an advisory committee to review its implementation and effectiveness. Qualified patients with specific medical conditions will be able to obtain medical marijuana cards, allowing them to possess up to eight ounces of dried marijuana or an amount determined by a physician recommendation, and grow up to twelve marijuana plants. The bill defines a wide range of treatable medical conditions, including AIDS, chronic pain, epilepsy, and posttraumatic stress disorder, among others. The regulatory agency will be responsible for issuing medical marijuana cards, creating application protocols, and encouraging medical marijuana research. The bill also modifies existing laws to provide legal protections for qualified patients, primary caregivers, and medical marijuana researchers, ensuring they cannot be prosecuted for marijuana-related offenses within the specified limits. Additionally, the bill repeals the existing marijuana eradication program and controlled substance excise tax, signaling a significant shift in the state's approach to marijuana regulation.

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https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/400/details