Indiana residents can now legally purchase and possess CBD oil.
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Senate Bill 52 Wednesday, officially legalizing CBD oil with low levels of THC in Indiana. The bill allows anyone to legally purchase, sell and possess CBD oil with no more than 0.3 percent of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
Some manufacturers, however, worry about the final version of the bill, and criticize certain labeling and marketing requirements. The bill requires CBD products to be labeled with a QR code that shows where the product comes from and what's in it.
The bill comes after a year of confusion following a bill signed last session that allowed people with epilepsy to use the product, which is said to help with certain seizure disorders.
Many people then questioned whether or not this meant the product was legal to sell in stores.
However, last November, Attorney General Curtis Hill Jr. announced that the product was illegal in almost all circumstances, creating confusion for some Hoosiers. Hill wrote products for human consumption that contain CBD are unlawful both in Indiana and on a federal level.
A week later, Holcomb gave Indiana State Excise Police 60 days “to educate, inform and issue warnings to retailers” and give retailers enough time to remove products containing CBD oil. Since then, however, he announced he would be extending the education period for CBD oil, allowing legislators time to clarify the law.
Laurel Demkovich
