HB0099 • 2018

Prescription and possession of FDA approved drugs.

AN ACT relating to controlled substances; specifying that a practitioner may prescribe any FDA approved drugs; authorizing possession of prescribed drugs approved by the FDA; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Barlow
Last action: 2018-03-13
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2018

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2018-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0036
2018-03-13 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 84
2018-03-08 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0036
2018-03-08 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0036
2018-03-07 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0036
2018-03-07 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-0
2018-03-06 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-03-05 Senate
S COW:Passed
2018-03-02 Senate
S Placed on General File
2018-03-02 Senate
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0
2018-02-28 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
2018-02-27 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2018-02-27 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0
2018-02-23 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-02-22 House
H COW:Passed
2018-02-16 House
H Placed on General File
2018-02-16 House
H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2018-02-14 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 59-0-1-0-0
2018-02-09 House
H Received for Introduction
2018-02-05 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0099
Effective
:
7/1/2018

LSO No.:
18LSO-0450

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0036

Chapter No.:
84

Prime Sponsor:
Barlow

Catch Title:
Prescription and possession of FDA approved drugs.

Subject:
Allowing for the prescri
ption and possession of drugs
approved by FDA.

Summary/Major Elements:

Existing law prohibits practitioners from prescribing any form of marihuana and declares any such prescription invalid. This act creates an exception for the prescription and possession of any drug that has received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0099

ENROLLED ACT NO. 36,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 35
‑
7
‑
1031(c)
(intro)
is amended to read:

35
‑
7
‑
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

any drug that has received final approval from the
U
nited
S
tates food and drug administration
, including

dronabinol as listed in W.S. 35
‑
7
‑
1018(h), and notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no practitioner shall dispense or prescribe marihuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, or synthetic equivalents of marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol
.

and
N
o prescription or practitioner's order for marihuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, or synthetic equivalents of marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol shall be valid
,
unless the prescription is for a drug that has received final approval from the United States food and drug administration, including dronabinol
. Any person who violates this subsection:

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 201
8
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk