Indiana

How does your state measure up when it comes to establishing policies that reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition?

Harm Reduction

Does the state permit access to clean syringes for people who inject drugs?

  • YES

Does the state have legal naloxone distribution to prevent overdose deaths?

  • YES

Does the state have a 911 Good Samaritan law?

  • NO

Does the state have legal methadone access?

  • YES

Marijuana

Are marijuana possession and use legal for medical purposes?

  • NO

What are the criminal penalties for marijuana possession?

Criminal Justice

How many people are arrested for a drug offense each year? 

  • 22,754

What are the racial disparities in arrest rates?

  • Total population (2010): 84.3% white, 9.1% black.
    Arrests: 68.4% white, 31.6% black.

What happens to people’s voting rights when they become part of the criminal justice system?

  • Not eligible while imprisoned, restored upon release.

Testimony of Tamar Todd: Hearing on Indiana Senate Bill No. 192

February 15, 2011

Testimony of Tamar Todd, Staff Attorney, Drug Policy Alliance, Office of Legal Affairs at the Hearing on Indiana Senate Bill No. 192 (To require the criminal law and sentencing policy study committee to study issues relating to marijuana.)

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