INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana General Assembly may consider changes to the state's tough marijuana laws.

The Republican-controlled Senate this week approved Senate Resolution 70 requesting the Legislature's Sentencing Policy Study Committee examine the state's marijuana laws this summer.

Currently, possession of any marijuana can result in one year in prison and a $5,000 fine, with possession of more than 1 ounce of marijuana leading to up to three years in prison.

The resolution was needed, said state Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes, because the House did not act on Senate Bill 192 mandating the study.

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