The Republican governor of Indiana says the fact that four neighboring states have moved to legalize marijuana in some form means Hoosiers are “probably going to have to address” the issue, while also likening cannabis reform to sports betting.
Lawmakers in the state have already signaled that marijuana legalization isn’t in the cards in the 2026 session, meaning another year where Indiana will be an outlier as one of the few remaining states without effective medical or adult-use cannabis laws. But Gov. Mike Braun (R) said regional policy developments can’t be ignored.
“I’m kind of agnostic on that issue,” he said on Thursday during a fireside chat focused on broadband access, “but when you’ve got four states surrounding you, you’re probably going to have to address it.”
Braun was referring to the fact that three of Indiana’s bordering states—Illinois, Michigan and Ohio—have moved to legalize adult-use marijuana, while the fourth, Kentucky, has been implementing a medical cannabis program.
“I think that kind of analog to all the different ways you can sports bet or bet in general, which has got a direct connection to high-speed internet—I’m going to be there listening and probably trying to measure out the pros and
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