The question Thomas McDermott wanted answered Wednesday doesn’t get asked often during policy discussions in Indiana: Could his Labrador retriever be breaking the law by using a pain remedy extracted from cannabis?
McDermott, who happens to be the Democratic mayor of Hammond, asked the question from the audience during an otherwise buttoned-down panel discussion on alcohol and marijuana policy at the BGD Legislative Conference in Indianapolis, according to the IndyStar.
On the panel was Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, a Republican who last month issued a legal opinion that said the use of cannabidiol oil, or CBD, was illegal in most circumstances in Indiana.