Is Medical Marijuana Legal in Evansville, IN?
Facts on this page were checked against official sources, including Indiana Code Title 35 from the Indiana General Assembly, by the Dr. Green Relief editorial team. The answer on card fees rests on IC 35-48-4-11, which makes no medical exception, and on the General Assembly bill records for the 2025 and 2026 sessions, read October 20, 2026. Last reviewed October 29, 2026.
Medical marijuana is not legal in Evansville, and marijuana doctors in Evansville cannot certify anyone for an Indiana medical marijuana card, because Indiana has no medical marijuana program. In 2017 Indiana created a cannabidiol registry for treatment resistant epilepsy (HEA 1148), and in 2018 SEA 52 replaced it with low THC hemp extract rules.
With no patient registry, there is no state card to apply for, renew or transfer. Our Indiana medical marijuana card page explains what the General Assembly would have to pass first, and our Indiana marijuana laws page covers the rules in force today.
Indiana asks for no doctor’s certification to buy low THC hemp extract, and any marijuana outside that category stays illegal. Each package of low THC hemp extract must carry a scannable bar code or QR code that links to its certificate of analysis. Holding marijuana packaged to look like that extract, when you knew or should have known what it was, is charged one level higher, as a Class A misdemeanor.
No Indiana physician can certify you to buy or use medical cannabis
*Indiana has no medical cannabis program, registry or state certification form.
No Indiana physician can certify you to buy or use medical cannabis
*Indiana has no medical cannabis program, registry or state certification form.
What Does Indiana Law Say About Marijuana Doctors in Evansville?
Kentucky’s medical cannabis program registers out-of-state patients only if they already hold a valid registry card issued by another state. Indiana issues no registry card, so nothing from Indiana can meet that Kentucky rule. No diagnosis, epilepsy included, gives anyone in Evansville legal access to marijuana. Medical cannabis bills filed in 2025 and 2026, including House Bill 1178 and Senate Bill 286, all died in committee. Possession in Evansville and the rest of Vanderburgh County is charged under the same state law, IC 35-48-4-11.
A first offender who pleads guilty may be offered conditional discharge, which ends in dismissal once the court’s conditions are met. With a prior drug conviction the charge rises to a Class A misdemeanor, and to a Level 6 felony if the amount is also 30 grams or more. Growing marijuana, or knowingly leaving plants on your premises, is charged as possession under IC 35-48-4-11 too.
Kentucky’s out-of-state route has further conditions: the patient must be 21 or older, with no disqualifying felony conviction and a documented qualifying condition. Dr. Green Relief has no Indiana office; its offices are in Florida and in Las Vegas, Nevada.
INDIANA LAW IN BRIEF
No Card From The State
Medical Sales Are Not Allowed
Home Growing Can Be Charged
0.3% Total Delta-9 THC Limit For Hemp Extract
Indiana Card Program Status for Evansville
Indiana gives no patient, whatever the diagnosis, protection from state criminal penalties for possessing or growing marijuana. An Indiana medical marijuana card does not exist, and no Indiana statute lets a physician certify one. What Indiana law does allow is low THC hemp extract. It may contain no more than 0.3% total delta-9 THC by weight, counting precursors, and no other controlled substance. Smokable hemp falls outside that definition. The definition sits in IC 35-48-1.1-27, where a 2025 recodification moved it from IC 35-48-1-17.5.
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Is There an Indiana Card Fee?
There is no Indiana Medical Marijuana Card to pay for: Indiana charges no registry fee and has no medical marijuana office. Buying low THC hemp extract in Evansville takes no card or certification.
Indiana Rules for Evansville Residents
Indiana makes possessing or growing marijuana a crime, and no medical card from any state changes that. Possession is a Class B misdemeanor under IC 35-48-4-11, with up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.
Are There Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Evansville?
Evansville has no medical marijuana dispensaries, because Indiana licenses none anywhere in the state. Stores in Vanderburgh County may sell low THC hemp extract only in packaging that meets Indiana’s label law.
What Evansville Residents Can Get
No card exists
No Doctor May Certify Patients
Indiana Runs No Patient Registry
Zero Licensed Dispensaries
Out-Of-State Cards Give No Protection
Penalties In Evansville
Class B misdemeanor at minimum
Up To 180 Days In Jail, $1,000 Fine
Class A If You Have A Prior Drug Conviction
Class A Maximum: 1 Year And $5,000
30 g Plus A Prior Drug Conviction: Level 6 Felony
Hemp Law And Bill History
hemp extract cap: 0.3% total delta-9 THC
Low THC Hemp Extract Is Not Marijuana Under Indiana Law
Each Package Needs A Scannable Code
No Vote On SB 286 (2026) After Referral
INDIANA LAW AT A GLANCE
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