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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…