Attorney General Todd Rokita warns of public safety risks in THC legalization bill

By DAKARAI TURNER
WISH-TV | wishtv.com

Attorney General Todd Rokita has urged Indiana lawmakers to reconsider a bill that would legalize high-potency THC products by reclassifying them as hemp.

In a letter from Rokita sent Monday to the Indiana General Assembly and publicly shared Tuesday, the Republican warned that Senate Bill 478 would create a largely unregulated cannabis market and undermine existing state marijuana laws, posing public safety concerns.

The measure is about items being considered by a conference committee in the waning days of the 2025 legislative session.

Rokita wrote, “This isn’t about taking away your grandma’s CBD oil – it’s about protecting Hoosiers from high-potency THC products that mirror and often exceed the intoxicating effects of marijuana.”

The bill would allow for the sale of “craft hemp flower products,” including edibles with up to 100 milligrams of THC per serving and as much as 3,600 mg per package. These levels significantly exceed the limits in many states where recreational marijuana is legal, according to Rokita. He says most states cap edibles at 10 mg per serving and 100 mg per package.

He called on legislators to amend the bill to classify any product exceeding 0.3 percent total THC by dry weight – including synthetics – as marijuana under state law. He thinks that would close a loophole and provide clarity for law enforcement.

This story was originally published by WISH-TV at wishtv.com/news/politics/indiana-attorney-general-hemp-products.