New Indiana law allows Hoosiers to legally have CBD oil

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb late Tuesday afternoon signed into law a measure to allow anyone in the state to legally have CBD oil.

The law goes into effect immediately, 24-Hour News 8’s David Williams reported in a Facebook post.

Cannabidiol, commonly referred to as CBD oil, can be derived from marijuana and hemp, but lacks the level of a chemical in marijuana that gets people high.

A law passed in 2017 allowed those with a severe form of epilepsy to use the substance. That led some police and other law-enforcement authorities to initiate an unexpected crackdown on CBD sales and widespread confusion over whether the product was actually legal.

The governor issued this statement on the new law: