Efforts to legalize marijuana for either medical or adult use have always faced an uphill battle in Indiana.

In 2023, Rep. Heath VanNatter, R-Kokomo, made history by actually getting a legislative hearing on his bill to decriminalize possession of 2 ounces or less of marijuana. Ultimately, the bill failed to advance.

Now, President Donald Trump has announced he may support federal reclassification of marijuana as a less dangerous drug with medical benefits on the federal level, a move that advocates hope will spur Indiana to permit legalization in some form.

Justin Swanson, a partner with Bose McKinney & Evans LLP and chair of the firm’s Cannabis group, said his understanding was that either the DEA could put out a formal notice for comments and restart the process, or the agency could

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