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The amended bill language seeks to prohibit outdoor advertisements for products containing marijuana or a variety of other controlled substances, including heroin, LSD and ecstasy.

A coalition pushing for cannabis reform published survey findings from a conservative-linked pollster in which an “overwhelming” number of Hoosiers supported legalization.

A Republican-backed group pushing Indiana’s lawmakers to “adopt safe and regulated” marijuana policies launched on Wednesday.

“I’m not opposed to a medicinal product that has been tested and proven, but this is the Wild West,” one lawmaker said.

The federal proposal would make marijuana a Schedule III drug — on par with ketamine, some steroids and Tylenol with codeine.

Indiana is historically a red state, but most respondents answered in favor of legalizing marijuana and abortion, at least in some cases.

Indiana is now surrounded by three states that have legalized recreational cannabis for adults, but attempts to legalize it here haven't made it far.

Recreational marijuana is legal in Michigan, Illinois and now Ohio. Kentucky has medical exceptions for its use. But Indiana remains an Island of prohibition.

The chair of the Interim Study Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, said it will not offer any recommendations related to cannabis.

This year, the Commerce and Economic Development Study Committee will consider the issue. House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) said the focus will be on employment issues and teen use.