The enforcement of marijuana laws generates some of the justice system’s starkest racial disparities. In Indiana, Black Hoosiers are more than 3.5 times more likely than their white neighbors to be arrested for marijuana possession. The Indiana General Assembly should pass marijuana legalization bills and should prioritize racial justice and equity in reform efforts in order to address the harm that marijuana laws have inflicted upon Black and Brown people for decades.
HB 1145 Decriminalization of marijuana
HB 1178 Medical marijuana
SB 113 Cannabis Regulation
HB 1332: Cannabis
SB 341: Medical Cannabis
SB 400: Medical marijuana
