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Professor Orenstein: Indiana is Becoming an Island in Regard to Legalizing Marijuana
11/09/2020
An article in the Indianapolis Star that examines the recent election’s impact on marijuana laws across the United States noted that Arizona, New Jersey, South Dakota and Montana all passed legislation on November 3 allowing possession by adults, bringing the number of states that have legalized or voted to legalize recreational use to 15.
Indiana? Don’t expect any movement soon, IU McKinney Assistant Visiting Professor Daniel Orenstein told the IndyStar. “Indiana is becoming kind of an island,” he said, referencing the medical and recreational use in Illinois and Michigan, as well as medical use in Ohio.
“One thing that has held Indiana off from this, and this is true for a lot of states, is that because there is not a statewide ballot initiative process, it has to go through the legislature.”
Professor Orenstein’s general research interests are in health and public health law, policy and ethics. His research has included issues of emergency preparedness and response, vaccine policy and public health aspects of cannabis law.
