The incident at Angola High School involving a teacher who allegedly left THC gummies out in her classroom is troubling on its own terms. No policy framework excuses an adult leaving edibles where students can reach them, but prosecutors will sort out the facts. The episode also reflects a larger reality Indiana continues to ignore: Cannabis is already here, already used by adults across state lines and already shaping the daily lives of Hoosiers.

It is time for the Indiana General Assembly to begin the process of legalizing medical cannabis for adults, regulating hemp-derived intoxicating products that are already for sale and beginning an honest study and debate about normalizing recreational purposes. This is an endorsement for engagement, because kicking this issue down the road has d

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