Ron Strider
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If you have visitors coming for the eclipse who might use medical marijuana, you might want to remind them it's not legal in Wyoming.
The Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police raised the issue in an eclipse-related press release last week.
"Even if you have a card from another state, it is still illegal to possess marijuana in Wyoming," Natrona County Sheriff Gus Holbrook said in the release. "If you are caught with any controlled substance you will be charged with a misdemeanor or felony drug offense."
There's precedent for people bringing medical marijuana into a state while on vacation, only to get in trouble after they arrive.
At my previous reporting job in the Virgin Islands, a tourist from California who used medical marijuana to treat severe anxiety was arrested when police found it in her possession.
She spent the night in jail, faced a large fine and her vacation was completely ruined.
Gov. Matt Mead will be in Casper this week and he'll be answering questions from Star-Tribune reporters. I'm currently preparing my questions, but I'd like our readers to have some input, too. If readers have any particular concerns they would like the governor to address, please send them to my email for consideration.
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The Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police raised the issue in an eclipse-related press release last week.
"Even if you have a card from another state, it is still illegal to possess marijuana in Wyoming," Natrona County Sheriff Gus Holbrook said in the release. "If you are caught with any controlled substance you will be charged with a misdemeanor or felony drug offense."
There's precedent for people bringing medical marijuana into a state while on vacation, only to get in trouble after they arrive.
At my previous reporting job in the Virgin Islands, a tourist from California who used medical marijuana to treat severe anxiety was arrested when police found it in her possession.
She spent the night in jail, faced a large fine and her vacation was completely ruined.
Gov. Matt Mead will be in Casper this week and he'll be answering questions from Star-Tribune reporters. I'm currently preparing my questions, but I'd like our readers to have some input, too. If readers have any particular concerns they would like the governor to address, please send them to my email for consideration.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Police remind visitors medical marijuana is illegal in Wyoming | Casper | trib.com
Author: Katie King
Contact: Contact Us | trib.com
Photo Credit: NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
Website: trib.com
