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HB0247 • 2017

Medical marihuana reciprocity.

AN ACT relating to possession of marihuana; providing that possession of marihuana pursuant to a medical marihuana card or prescription issued in another state is lawful as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Healthcare
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Byrd
Last action
2017-02-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2017-02-03 House

    H:DO PASS FAILED in Accordance with House Rule 5-4: 2-7-0-0-0

  2. 2017-02-03 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2017-01-27 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  4. 2017-01-26 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2017-01-25 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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2017
STATE OF WYOMING
17LSO-0357
Introduced
1.5

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0247

Medical marihuana reciprocity.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Byrd and Pelkey

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to possession of marihuana; providing that possession of marihuana pursuant to a medical marihuana card or prescription issued in another state is lawful as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section
1
.

W.S. 3
5
‑
7
‑
1031(c
)(
intro) and by creating a new subsection (e) is amended to read:

35
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7
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1031
.

Unlawful manufacture or delivery; counterfeit substance; unlawful possession.

(c)

It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess a controlled substance unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of his professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by this act. With the exception of dronabinol as listed in W.S. 35
‑
7
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1018(
h), and notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no practitioner
in Wyoming
shall dispense or prescribe marihuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, or synthetic equivalents of marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol
.

and

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this section,
no prescription or practitioner's order for marihuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, or synthetic equivalents of marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol shall be valid. Any person who violates this subsection:

(e)

Possession of marihuana pursuant to an unexpired medical marihuana card or a written prescription properly issued under the laws of another state
is
lawful in this state if the person in possession is a resident of the state where the medical marihuana card or prescription was
issued and the amount possessed is in accordance with the card or prescription. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to authorize any person to dispense or prescribe marihuana in Wyoming.

Section 2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

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