On Friday morning, the meeting in the village was in the center of attention Indiana The Department of Veterans Affairs turned out to be medical marijuana.

The conversation between veteran Hoosiers for Medical Cannabis, Indiana NORML, and state agency leaders was planned about a month ago, but it came a day after the acting U.S. attorney general signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

Medical marijuana was reclassified from a Schedule I drug — a high-abuse, non-medical category of Schedule III drugs like heroin and cocaine — with less addictive drugs like prescription Tylenol.

“You have to understand that a lot of our state legislators have been waiting for this,” said veteran Jeff Staker. “The feds have made their move, and now it’s time for Indiana to make ours. And of course, we want to do it right.”

Staker has pushed for medical marijuana legislation for 10 years, arguing that it is a safer alternative to opioid painkillers prescribed to veterans for PTSD and chronic pain.

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