Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 166
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 24-4-24.
Synopsis: Marijuana advertising. Provides that a person may not
advertise a product containing marijuana or a marijuana business by
any medium within the borders of Indiana. Provides that the attorney
general may seek civil penalties, an injunction, and other costs for
violations. Provides that civil penalties shall be deposited in the state
general fund.
Effective: Upon passage.
Deery
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 166
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning trade
regulation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 24-4-24 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
2 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON
3 PASSAGE]:
4 Chapter 24. Marijuana Advertising
5 Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the advertisement of:
6 (1) a product containing marijuana; or
7 (2) a marijuana business;
8 pursuant to a contract that was entered into or renewed before the
9 effective date of this chapter as enacted by the 2025 general
10 assembly.
11 Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "marijuana" has the meaning
12 set forth in IC 35-48-1-19.
13 (b) As used in this chapter, "person" means:
14 (1) an individual;
15 (2) a proprietorship;
16 (3) a partnership;
17 (4) a firm;
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1 (5) an association;
2 (6) a corporation;
3 (7) a limited liability company; or
4 (8) another legal entity.
5 (c) A person may not advertise a product containing marijuana
6 or a marijuana business by any medium within the borders of
7 Indiana, including print advertisements, digital advertisements, or
8 advertisements on radio stations, television stations, or outdoor
9 advertising signs.
10 Sec. 3. (a) The attorney general may bring an action under this
11 chapter to obtain any or all of the following against a person that
12 violates this chapter:
13 (1) An injunction to enjoin future violations of this chapter.
14 (2) The following civil penalties:
15 (A) Not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the
16 first violation.
17 (B) Not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a
18 second violation.
19 (C) Not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for
20 each additional violation.
21 (3) The attorney general's reasonable costs in:
22 (A) the investigation of the violations under this chapter;
23 and
24 (B) maintaining the action.
25 (b) All civil penalties collected under this chapter shall be
26 deposited in the state general fund.
27 SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.
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