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Indiana Residents Spend $2 Billion a Year on Cannabis — And the State Spends $20 Million to Stop Them

A new economic analysis finds Hoosiers are already spending nearly $2 billion annually on cannabis — mostly in neighboring states or on the illicit market — while Indiana spends up to $20 million a year enforcing a prohibition that isn’t working.

Jordan Pike · May 11, 2026 · 5 min read