INDIANAPOLIS — Three marijuana legalization bills have been introduced in the 2025 Indiana General Session. 

Republican leaders have made it clear it isn’t a top priority, but voters have also made it clear it’s something they want. 

Legal pot has been a long fight in the state of Indiana, but recent polls have found a vast majority of Hoosiers support some kind of legalization.

Governor Mike Braun says he’s open to at least some form of legalization. 

“When it comes to recreational, I’ve been clear that that has a need for further discussion,” Braun said. “We see in some states they’ve not been happy with the results of it. When it comes to medical marijuana, I’m clear on record that I’m going to be amenable to hearing a case for it.”

At least four bills have been drafted to legalize marijuana in some form in the state of Indiana. House Bill 1145, authored by Rep. Heath VanNatter (R-District 38), would decriminalize possession of 2 ounces of cannabis or less. You would also be able to grow that much weed. 

“By capturing the existing market with responsible solutions in its entirety out of the gate,” VanNatter said. “We ensure that law enforcement and Hoosiers, not criminals benefit from this reform.”

House Bill 1332, authored by Rep. Blake Johnson (D-District 100), would create a cannabis excise tax and create and regulate a marijuana growing and sale industry in Indiana. The tax rate would be 10%, with the money going to fund regulation of the legal pot industry. 

Senate Bill 113, authored by Sen. Rodney Pol (D-District 4), would allow someone over the age of 21 with a serious medical condition to be prescribed marijuana. It would also establish a tax on cannabis, that veterans would not have to pay. The bill would also establish a program to allow the growing, transport and sale of pot in the state. 

Senate Bill 341, authored by Sen. Mike Young (R-District 35) would allow for the use of medical marijuana as soon as it is removed as a federal schedule I substance. It would establish policies and rules for how the cannabis business in Indiana would be run. 

VanNatter joined other members of the “Safe and Regulation coalition” in announcing House Bill 1630, which would also work towards marijuana legalization in Indiana. The bill has not been filed yet, but supporters say it would treat pot the way alcohol and tobacco are already treated. 

“We recognize that safe and regulated marijuana has the ability to spur economic growth and have a positive impact on Hoosier law enforcement,” Americans for Prosperity State Director Joshua Webb said, “by allowing police to reprioritize their resources on violent crimes.”

There was a similar push in 2024, but that was before the Biden administration moved to reschedule the drug with the DEA, which would make legal weed possible on the federal level.