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TexasTowelie

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Wed Dec 19, 2018, 04:18 PM Dec 2018

Region senator files proposal to legalize recreational marijuana use in Indiana [View all]

INDIANAPOLIS — State Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes, filed legislation Tuesday that would permit Hoosiers to possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana for recreational purposes.

If Senate Bill 213 next year becomes law, Indiana would join Michigan, and likely Illinois, as Great Lakes states that have eliminated criminal penalties for adult marijuana use.

Tallian knows she faces an uphill battle to win approval for her proposal in the Republican-controlled General Assembly.

But she said support for legalizing marijuana is at an all-time high, and Indiana certainly could use the revenue generated from taxes on marijuana sales.

Read more: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/region-senator-files-proposal-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana-use-in/article_170179fe-eb8c-5053-adbf-1d3c4f8dc657.html

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