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With the passage of a bill on Tuesday, Indiana is one step closer to legalizing CBD oil. The Indiana House passed the measure, Senate Bill 52 (SB-52) by a unanimous vote of 93-0. If the bill becomes law, it would legalize CBD oil with low levels of THC in the Hoosier State. Before that happens, however, the bill will have to be finalized by lawmakers and signed by Governor Eric Holcomb.
Senate Bill 52
Earlier this month, the Indiana Senate passed the original bill, authored by Representative Michael Young, a Republican from Indianapolis. SB-52 was then referred to the House on February 6.
Once under consideration there, representatives added several amendments to the bill.
As first written, the bill only allowed “zero THC hemp extract” products. Lawmakers changed that requirement to make goods with a maximum of 0.3 percent THC legal.
The bill explicitly specifies that hemp extracts under 0.3 percent THC are not controlled substances under state law. Another amendment eliminates a state CBD registry that was begun to allow epilepsy patients to use treatments with the cannabinoid.
The bill that created the registry caused widespread confusion in the state when it was passed last year.
The House also included protections for CBD users who fail workplace drug tests in its version.
Dr. Stuart Titus is the CEO of Medical Marijuana Inc., a company that sells CBD products under its brand HempMeds, among others. He told High Times that those safeguards for workers are necessary.
“In Indiana, one can go to various health food stores and purchase hemp food