Indiana state lawmakers use arcane rule to turn CBD legalization legislation into a gun bill

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Legislation that would have legalized CBD in Indiana now is a bill to relax gun restrictions. Senate Bill 52, the companion bill to H.B. 1214, retains the CBD regulations language and could come to a vote this week, a spokesman for bill co-sponsor Sen. By 10:00 am Monday, it will become a much different bill — a bill about guns. As it stands now, House Bill 1214 would eliminate the fees associated with handgun permits and allow those licenses to extend to lifelong ownership, RTV6 reported. It’s a sausage factory, and it’s not always pretty.” Segall, in his deep dive on the vehicle bill process, was quick to note that CBD legislation is not dead.

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Legislation that would have legalized CBD in Indiana now is a bill to relax gun restrictions.

Indiana state lawmakers on Monday enacted a “strip and replace” procedure on House Bill 1214, replacing provisions to regulate the sale of low-THC, cannabidiol-rich extracts derived from hemp with language instead related to handgun regulations, Indiana media outlets reported Monday.

As it stands now, House Bill 1214 would eliminate the fees associated with handgun permits and allow those licenses to extend to lifelong ownership, RTV6 reported. The legislation would allow permitted owners to carry their guns in churches, unless that facility has...

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