Rep. Sam Krone, a Cody Republican and a deputy Park County prosecutor, plans to introduce a bill that would prohibit the Legislature from changing the state’s marijuana laws in the next three years.
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A legal marijuana grow in Colorado is shown in December 2013. Photo by Brett Levin Photography, released under CC BY 2.0 |
“Let’s not do anything in Wyoming (in the short term); let’s see how this is effecting other states,” Krone, an opponent of legalization, said of his philosophy.
Rep. David Northrup, R-Powell, plans to sign on as a co-sponsor of Krone's bill.
“That will be a good way to calm it down,” he said last month.
It’s likely that state lawmakers will be asked to consider legalizing at least some forms of marijuana for medical purposes and/or to significantly reduce the criminal penalties for possessing the substance during the 2014 session.
Meanwhile, the Wyoming chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and Wyoming Cannabis Activists each hope to bypass lawmakers and put forms of marijuana legalization directly in the hands of state voters as 2016 ballot initiatives, the Casper Star-Tribune recently reported.
A University of Wyoming phone survey conducted in the fall found 72 percent of state residents support allowing the use of marijuana if it’s prescribed by a doctor, while finding that only 35 percent of state residents support legalizing recreational use of the drug.
~By CJ Baker
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