Indiana Pot Decriminalization Efforts Likely Shelved
Would have reduced penalties for possession
Supporters of lesser penalties for marijuana-related offenses will have to wait until next year.
Indiana lawmakers aren't likely to touch the issue during the 2013 session. Senate Bill 580, proposed by State Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Portage, would lessen penalties for having pot. The proposal would make cut the penalty of possession of less than two ounces of marijuana to an infraction.
State Sen. Mike Young, R-Speedway, chairman of the state's Corrections and Criminal Law Committee, said the committee wasn't likely to hear the bill this year.
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