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HB0152

Definition of Marihuana

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In one sentence

This bill proposed to change the legal definition of marihuana to exclude specific products made from the cannabis plant that are primarily cannabidiol and have very low levels of tetrahydrocannabinol.

What it does

  • Amends Wyoming law to change the definition of marihuana.
  • States that marihuana does not include compounds, manufactures, derivatives, mixtures, or preparations from the plant that consist primarily of cannabidiol.
  • Specifies that these excluded products must contain less than 0.15% of tetrahydrocannabinol.
  • Sets an effective date of July 1, 2016, if the bill passes.

Who it affects

  • People who use or sell products made from the cannabis plant.
  • State agencies that enforce public health and drug laws.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and did not become law.
  • The source does not explain how this change would affect existing laws or penalties.

Plain language

Terms to know

Cannabidiol
A chemical compound found in the cannabis plant.
Tetrahydrocannabinol
A chemical compound in the cannabis plant.

Official record

Sources

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Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 12:16 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because it clarifies statutes to distinguish cannabidiol from marijuana, allowing for its legal possession and mail-order delivery due to its therapeutic benefits without intoxicating effects.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:28:06 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 28-32-0-0-02016-02-12 · House28 yes 32 no
Yes
28
No
32
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 28

Allen M JaggiH19Andrew W SchwartzH23Bob NicholasR · H08Carl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Charles F PelkeyH45Dan R KirkbrideH04David R MillerH55Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47JoAnn R DaytonH17John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Mark H BakerH48Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Nathan A WintersH28Robert M McKimH21Ruth A PetroffH16Stanley L BlakeH39Tyler E LindholmH01ZWONITZER, DNZWONITZER, DV

No 32

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20BROWN SPEAKERCheri SteinmetzR · H05Clifford M JenningsH30David E NorthrupH50Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Fred A BaldwinH18Glenn W MonizH46Hans HuntH02Harlan J EdmondsH12James R AllenH33LARSEN LLOYDLAURSEN DANMark S KinnerH29Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Norine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Rosie M BergerH51Roy H EdwardsH53Samuel P KroneH24Scott M ClemH31Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56William H PownallH52

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed Introduction 28-32-0-0-0House
  2. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO