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Lawmakers in the Indiana House nixed an effort by some Senate Republicans to ban the sale of a popular derivative of hemp at levels that can give users a high.
Delta-8 THC, called “weed light” by some, essentially gives a weaker high than marijuana. A derivative of the compound has been selling briskly at hemp and CBD shops around the state in the form of gummies, candy and wax concentrate, thanks to a legal gray area in current state and federal law.
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston says the state's burgeoning surplus, forecast to grow to $5.1 billion by the end of June, gives him even more reason to pursue tax cuts.
A trio of tech executives bought the entertainment business that stages events at the famed Broad Ripple nightclub in 2019, less than a year before the pandemic hit the live-events industry like a sledgehammer.
Dates for the big move are being pushed back due to COVID-related holdups in getting some systems and equipment, such as cameras, network switches, outdoor lights and other items with computer chips.