IN AG Says Pot-Derived Oil Illegal Except For Epilepsy Patients

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Associated Press reports Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill said the use of marijuana-derived oil used as medicine for treating people with epilepsy is illegal in Indiana, but with one exception. AP reports Hill released an advisory opinion Tuesday saying substances containing cannabidiol (CBD) are illegal to possess, make and sell in Indiana under both state and federal law. However, the exception is CBD products can be used by people with epilepsy if they've joined a new state registry, according to AP.

It remains unclear in Hill’s advisory opinion just how patients on the new registry would be able to get CBD, as it would be illegal to sell it in Indiana, AP reports.

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Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legislation into law in April which created the new registry, saying this was about "empathy" for certain epilepsy patients.

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