Despite the proliferation of in state cannabis businesses and commerce, the sale and transportation of marijuana between and among states, even states with legal cannabis frameworks, remains federally prohibited under the Controlled Substances Act. This had led to supply issues.
President Biden moved toward the decriminalization of marijuana. The pardon does not benefit non-U.S. citizens who were not lawfully present in the United States. He asked the Department of Health and Human Services to consider changing marijuana's Schedule I classification.
The Indiana Democratic Party is following the lead of Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. and advocating for the legalization of marijuana in the Hoosier State.