Indiana hemp processor expanding operations to meet demand
IndianaIndustrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics October 23, 2019 0
A hemp processor based in central Indiana plans to build a $50 million facility in Westfield, bringing 100 new jobs to the area. BDX-Indiana, a CBD extraction company, operates a 63,000-square-foot facility in Indianapolis. The first phase of construction of the facility, which received a city tax abatement last... Read more
Midwest region harvest preview: Indiana hemp farmers put focus on fiber
FeaturedIndianaIndustrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics September 20, 2019 0
(Editor’s Note: This is the first of an occasional series of regional reports looking at the 2019 hemp production season leading up to harvest.) The 2019 hemp production season has been much like what many describe the hemp and CBD industry: The Wild West. In the absence of federal... Read more
Federal judge rules that Indiana’s smokable hemp ban is unconstitutional
FeaturedIndianaIndustrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics September 17, 2019 0
A federal judge has thrown out Indiana’s ban on smokable hemp, calling it unconstitutional for states to ban one type of hemp because they can’t easily distinguish it from marijuana. The judge sided with the Midwest Hemp Council and seven Indiana hemp wholesalers that sued over Indiana’s July law... Read more
Indiana ignores marijuana as neighbors legalize it
IndianaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRecreational Marijuana July 26, 2019 0
Illinois joined 11 states in legalizing recreational marijuana this year, joining Michigan as the second state in the Midwest to legalize the substance. In Indiana, nine bills related to marijuana died without a committee hearing in 2019, bucking the national trend. Over 30 states allow marijuana prescriptions for medical... Read more
Medical marijuana is now legal in Ohio. Here’s what it means for Indiana.
IndianaMarijuana Industry NewsOhio January 18, 2019 0
Medical marijuana dispensaries opened in Ohio for the first time Wednesday. With medical marijuana in Ohio, Kentucky will be the last state on Indiana’s border that also doesn’t allow medical marijuana. Among Ohio’s first medical marijuana customers at a dispensary in Wintersville, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer, were a military veteran... Read more
Region senator files proposal to legalize recreational marijuana use in Indiana
IndianaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana December 19, 2018 0
State Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes, filed legislation Tuesday that would permit Hoosiers to possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana for recreational purposes. If Senate Bill 213 next year becomes law, Indiana would join Michigan, and likely Illinois, as Great Lakes states that have eliminated criminal penalties for... Read more
