(STATEHOUSE) – The Senate has snuffed out another attempt to open the door to medical marijuana in Indiana. Portage Democrat Karen Tallian has authored bills in past years to decriminalize pot or allow medical marijuana. This time, she tried instead to allow people with valid prescriptions from other states to use that as a defense against a possession charge. Greenwood Republican Brent Waltz notes there’s no similar shield against prosecution for carrying a gun licensed in Indiana into a state that doesn’t recognize Indiana permits.