Legislation, HB 197, to amend marijuana possession penalties has passed out of Committee and now faces action on the House floor.
Passage of the measure would reduce existing marijuana possession penalties from up to one year in jail and a $ 1,000 fine to no more than 20 days in jail and a $ 200 fine for first-time offenders. Repeat offenders would face stricter penalties under the proposal.
Members of the House Judiciary Committee rejected a separate bill, HB 157, which NORML had endorsed that sought to decriminalize the possession of up to three ounces of marijuana.
For more information about legislative efforts in the state, please visit Wyoming NORML here: http://www.wyomingnorml.org/.
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws – Advocacy Campaigns
