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this is the legislature trying to appease the majority that does not want abortion banned
Why does Indiana always play catch up, to not just the nation but surrounding states? Legalizing marijuana could benefit the state in more ways than one. The revenue alone could solve several issues across the state, let alone make Indiana a more attractive place for growth. Don’t underestimate the simple things that people require in determining which states they’ll move to or even companies when deciding how business friendly, diverse and progressive your state is. Indiana is loosing out to our surrounding states on this topics.
This KP agrees with you KP. Ha!
Indiana JUST allowed Sunday liquor sales a few years ago. The state is VERY conservative and this will probably only end up limiting Delta 8 and Delta 9. I do not see Indiana decimalizing cannabis until it’s legal federally. Just my opinion
I am not against decriminalization, but I also recall when gambling expansion was sold as benefitting education. A few years afterwards, the same legislators decided to give Hoosiers a tax cut and now most of that lottery money goes to roads. (And we all know how poor educational outcomes are for Hoosier students.)
So Indiana has a very poor history with the concept of increasing revenues to make Indiana more attractive to growth…
https://www.wrtv.com/news/politics/where-does-all-that-hoosier-lottery-money-go
Which issues, specifically, would it solve?
I would be interested to know what effects legalizing of marijuana has had in other states in regards to crime. Did violent crimes go up? Down? Or stay the same?
Good question. A Washington University study found a correlation between states that had adopted legalized marijuana and decreased violent crime, but it’s hard to pin that as a causality. There are likely other social factors that influence violent crime rates (e.g. education, housing/income stability, access to resources/healthcare, etc.).
https://digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/bitstream/handle/1773/44495/2019_Rice_Manuscript%20-%20Anjelica%20Devi%20Rice.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Hey Governor, it will be legal if the General Assembly passes a law. And here I thought you were a state’s’ rights kind of guy, but I guess that only selectively applies.
Legalize it. Otherwise, Hoosiers will continue to give our money mostly to Michigan, Illinois, and/or criminals.