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Fort Wayne, IN Public Conduct: Public Marijuana Use (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

First violation
$25 civil fine
Second violation
$100 civil fine
Third+ violation
$250 each
Covers
cannabis and tobacco smoking
Applies to
all enclosed public places citywide

Summary

Fort Wayne's public smoking ordinance defines SMOKING to include cannabis product, so lighting up marijuana in any enclosed public place, bars, restaurants, workplaces, draws the same civil fine as smoking tobacco.

SMOKING. Inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted or heated tobacco or cannabis product in any manner or in any form... (A) Smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed public places within the city.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-60: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. G-19-26, passed 7-14-26, and Res. 83-19, passed 12-17-19 State legislation current through Legislative Service, 2025 Acts, Pamphlet No. 3).

Full Breakdown

City Code § 95.60 defines SMOKING as inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated tobacco or cannabis product, including vaping devices. Section 95.62 then bans smoking in all enclosed public places within Fort Wayne, restaurants, bars, offices, retail stores, and city buildings, with narrow exceptions for licensed cigar lounges, retail tobacco stores, and certain hotel and nursing-home rooms. Because the definition folds cannabis into 'smoking,' consuming marijuana indoors anywhere the public is admitted is enforced the same way as a cigarette violation, on top of whatever state marijuana-possession charge applies.

Violations & Fines

Civil fine of $25 for a first violation, $100 for a second, and $250 for each violation after that, per § 95.99(F); businesses that allow it face separate escalating fines up to $2,500/day.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Fort Wayne's smoking ban include marijuana?
Yes. § 95.60 defines SMOKING to include any lighted or heated cannabis product, so § 95.62's ban on smoking in enclosed public places covers cannabis.
What's the fine for smoking marijuana in an enclosed public place in Fort Wayne?
A civil fine of $25 for a first violation, $100 for a second, and $250 for each one after that, under § 95.99(F).

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