Personal liberty, access to treatment, and the high cost of locking up users all helped motivate Wyoming lawmakers to advance a bill that would fully legalize cannabis in the state.
Patients’ stories propel cannabis bill past Wyoming House committee Read More »
Three proposals, dealing with medical cannabis and sentencing reform, lived short lives this session before dying at the hands of short-sighted lawmakers.
A dozen or so people braved the elements one snowy day during the 2019 session to support a hemp bill and educate legislators about the benefits of medical cannabis.
Citizen lobbyists push for commonsense cannabis reform at the Wyoming Legislature Read More »
A bill to legalize hemp survived a last-ditch attack from law enforcement lobbyists and a temporary threat to its funding before it passed its final hurdles in the Legislature this week.
Farmers, pain patients, and Wyoming’s economy will benefit from our new hemp law Read More »
Not a single Wyoming lawmaker has, to date, voted against a proposal to legalize and regulate hemp farming and CBD products. But the bill comes with a price tag, which makes its future uncertain as it moves to the notoriously tight-fisted Senate.
Wyoming Senate committee advances hemp and CBD legalization bill Read More »
A 9-0 committee vote gives the bill momentum as it moves to the full House for debate. But questions remain whether the Legislature is ready to accept CBD and whether it will provide funding for hemp farming infrastructure.
House committee approves bill to legalize CBD and spur Wyoming hemp farming Read More »
CBD oil is essentially harmless. But fear-mongering law enforcement officials convinced legislators that “harmless” is still too dangerous for Wyoming adults.
Law enforcement lobbyists convince House committee to kill CBD bill Read More »
New proposals would reform parole sentencing and increase substance abuse treatment in Wyoming.
Powerful police lobbyists have convinced the Wyoming State Legislature to ignore citizens’ wishes and refuse to reform the state’s draconian marijuana laws. Now, they’ve taken their crusade public.
Why won’t Wyoming reform its cannabis laws? Ask a cop lobbyist. Read More »
In killing yet another proposal to criminalize edible cannabis, a House committee doubled down on its position that Wyoming needs marijuana reform
