Indiana cannabis history
Reviewed
In the 2026 Indiana Code, knowing or intentional possession, growing, or cultivation of marijuana is a Class B misdemeanor, with higher penalties in later subsections. The code history says the section was added in 1976.
This is a short history, not legal advice. The rules that apply today are on the Indiana cannabis laws page. A date is included only when the linked page states it.
At a glance
2026 codeThe offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior drug conviction, or if the marijuana is packaged to appear to be low-THC hemp extract and the person knew or reasonably should have known what it was.
1976The history line begins As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148.
The possession offense
- The same history lists later amendments through P.L.153-2018. No enacted adult-use or medical-retail statute was the page used here.
Sources
Citations were checked against the linked pages on October 24, 2026. Claims without a statute, election result, regulator page, court opinion, or news report were left out.