Indiana would allow adults 21 and older to use cannabis

Adults could buy, possess, and use cannabis under the proposal's rules. This covers people 21 or older who have neither a current patient or caregiver card nor a valid, unexpired medical certification. Buyers would need government-issued photo ID. They could possess no more than one ounce in any 30-day period and could not grow cannabis or drive while high. If enacted, these rules would take effect July 1, 2026.

Patients could get medical cannabis through the state card program or grow it for their own use. This covers patients with a serious medical condition who receive a doctor's certification and a valid state card. A doctor would have to certify that cannabis is likely to help the patient. Patients who grow cannabis would have to notify the state, keep no more than six plants with no more than three mature, and stop buying cannabis while mature plants grow. If enacted, these rules would take effect July 1, 2026.

Indiana's cannabis commission could permit qualified businesses to grow, process, or sell cannabis. This covers businesses seeking to grow, process, or sell cannabis in Indiana. Permit decisions would depend on security, record keeping, financial capacity, and the public interest. Growers and processors would need approved independent labs to test their products. Processors would have to label products and use child-resistant packaging. If enacted, these rules would take effect July 1, 2026.

Retailers would collect a separate tax on adult-use cannabis sales. The separate cannabis tax would apply to adult-use cannabis sold in Indiana. Medical cannabis would not face the separate cannabis tax. Veterans would not owe state sales tax on medical or adult-use cannabis, but their adult-use purchases would still face the separate cannabis tax. The cannabis tax would be 1% starting July 1, 2026, 2% starting July 1, 2027, and 3% starting July 1, 2028.

Eligible people could ask a court to seal records of certain cannabis-related convictions. This covers the listed marijuana possession or dealing and cannabis gear offenses. The conduct behind the conviction would have to be allowed under the proposal's cannabis rules. Filing would be free, and the court would have to grant a petition that meets the requirements. If enacted, this process would take effect July 1, 2026.