Indiana’s Republican governor recently said that his state is “more likely” to legalize marijuana now that the Trump administration is moving to federally reschedule cannabis—but a GOP senator is pressing Gov. Mike Braun (R) to maintain criminalization.
“Recently, you suggested that Indiana will have to address marijuana legalization. I urge you to prioritize public safety and the well-being of Hoosiers—especially those under the age of 18—and maintain the state’s prohibitions on marijuana use,” Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) wrote in a letter to the governor last week. “Marijuana is not a harmless drug.”
Banks listed a number of concerns, including about cannabis use disorder, impaired driving and criminal activity.
“Even a single use affects a person’s brain and ability to make decisions. The risks are elevated in children, whose brains are not fully developed,” he wrote. “Making marijuana legal does not make it safe, and it does not reduce usage.”
“Even in states that limit recreational use, addicts are accessing medical marijuana cards—and medical use itself can lead to use disorders. Experiments in legalization have consequences for communities as well as individuals,” the senator said. “This is to say nothing of the fact that legalization empowers foreign drug cartels, a concern
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