Wyoming House committee advances marijuana legalization bill

Marijuana legalization in Wyoming passed its first hurdle in the Legislature on Friday, after a 6-3 vote in support of a bill in the House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 209, sponsored by committee chairman Rep. Jared Olsen, R-Cheyenne, will now…

Wyoming Looking at Full Marijuana Legalization to Generate ~$49.5M in New Revenues

14 Wyoming legislators are sponsoring a bill to legalize marijuana in the state. If House Bill 209 were to become law, anyone 21 years or older could legally possess retail marijuana (in amounts explained below) or cultivate marijuana for personal use (also…

New poll shows nearly half of Wyomingites now support recreational marijuana

October 24, 2018
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Wyoming
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Nearly half of adults in Wyoming now support legalizing marijuana for recreational use – up from 37 percent just four years ago, according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by the Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center at the University…

Report Spells Out Pros and Cons of Medical Marijuana in Wyoming

CHEYENNE — A new report raises concerns that a medical marijuana program in Wyoming may not be able to pay for itself, though it also states that hurdle can be overcome. It also says state lawmakers should work to create…

Marijuana Edibles Bill Dies in Wyoming Legislature

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A bill seeking to clarify Wyoming penalties for possession of marijuana brownies and other foods and beverages containing the drug failed Monday when it missed a legislative action deadline. The Wyoming Senate last week passed a bill…

Signatures For Marijuana Ballot Initiative Hard to Come by in Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Supporters of an initiative to legalize medical marijuana have collected about 20 percent of the signatures needed on the 2016 general election ballot. The Wyoming chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws has…

Wyoming Lawmakers Look to Close Marijuana Loophole Concerning Edibles

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Recent decisions by state judges have revealed a legal loophole in Wyoming’s marijuana law that lawmakers are trying to close. First District Court Judge Steven Sharpe recently dismissed the case of a man accused of possessing enough…

Pro-Marijuana Group in Wyoming Gets OK to Start Collecting Ballot Signatures

A pro-marijuana group in Wyoming received the green light Thursday to begin collecting signatures to put a medical marijuana legalization initiative on the 2016 general ballot. The Wyoming National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws may begin circulating petitions…

Can Wyoming Get a Medical Marijuana Initiative on the 2016 Ballot?

CHEYENNE — Wyoming’s anti-pot governor has a warning for a task force he’s named to study the effects of legal marijuana: It CAN happen here. Wyoming can’t afford to ignore the problems other states’ legal marijuana has caused, nor the…

Wyoming Activists Pushing to get Medical Marijuana Initiative on 2016 Ballot

CHEYENNE - Voters could decide next year whether medical marijuana will be legal in Wyoming. Activists have filed paperwork with the state which, if approved, would let them begin a signature-gathering campaign to get an initiative on the 2016 general…

Wyoming House votes down bill to reduce penalties for passion of small amounts of marijuana

January 22, 2015
Rob Meagher
Wyoming
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The Wyoming House of Representatives on Wednesday defeated a bill to reduce the penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. The House voted 38-22 against a bill sponsored by Rep. James Byrd, D-Cheyenne. His bill specified civil fines rather…

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Wyoming state legislator includes marijuana legalization platform in re-election campaign

CHEYENNE, Wyoming — A Wyoming state legislator whose bid to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana failed this session isn't giving up on the idea, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported. In a story Monday (https://tinyurl.com/o4qy4hm), James Byrd tells the…