Wyoming lawmakers to debate marijuana legalization
A marijuana legalization supporter at rally outside the Wyoming Capitol. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City File)
Supporters of a sweeping bill to legalize and regulate marijuana anticipate a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, where they hope to dispel myths and stereotypes held by resistant lawmakers.
Twelve representatives and two senators co-sponsored House Bill 209 – Regulation of marijuana, which would license the cultivation and sale of marijuana and tax cannabis products, including “edibles” and infused drinks. Chief sponsor Rep. Jared Olsen (R-Cheyenne), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, brought the bill only months after a majority of state residents said they support allowing adults to use marijuana without penalty.
Bill proposes regulation of marijuana in Wyoming, $30.7 million per year to school fund Monday, 08 March 2021
Teton County Representative Mike Yin along with 13 other Wyoming lawmakers are sponsoring a bill outlining the regulation of marijuana in the state of Wyoming. The bill number, HB0209 was assigned yesterday, March 2.
The bill will allow for the sale, purchase, possession, and cultivation of marijuana, regulated by the state of Wyoming. If the bill passes, a person in Wyoming over the age of 21 may possess up to three ounces of retail marijuana, 16 ounces of solid marijuana retail product, 72 ounces of retail liquid product, and 30 grams of retail marijuana concentrate.
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Muralist Tony Elmore works on the Better Together mural on the Atrium Plaza on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, in downtown Casper. The Casper Mural Project’s latest mural is in honor of the community’s response during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
CASPER, Wyo. “The word suicide is always a big elephant in the room. and in Wyoming it is actually larger than an elephant. It is like a woolly mammoth.”
Those were the words of Wyoming Rep. Rachel Rodriquez-Williams (Park County) during the Wyoming House of Representatives’ Wednesday, Feb. 3 floor session. She was advocating for legislation that would require school districts across the state to offer suicide prevention training programs for students.
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A marijuana legalization supporter at rally outside the Wyoming Capitol. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City File)
CASPER, Wyo. The marijuana legalization debate is being felt in various corners of the Wyoming Legislature during their 2021 General Session.
House Bill 82, sponsored by six legislators, has been received for introduction in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The bill would task the Wyoming Department of Health with conducting a report that would “identify medical conditions that are, according to medical evidence, likely to benefit from treatment with medical marijuana.”
Green River Star -
December 9, 2020
In Sweetwater County, the November election capped at least for now a decades-long shift of one of the state’s few Democratic strongholds from blue to red.
The transition marks a milestone for the state’s southwest region, as well as its statehouse, which is ever-more dominated by the Republican Party. The Rock Springs and Green River election results also represent gaps the state’s struggling minority party must overcome if it hopes to achieve relevance anytime soon, Democratic politicos say. Democrats suffered two losses in the House as 14-year-veteran lawmaker Rep. Stan Bla. For access to this article please