Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-7-1063

Exceptions to provisions

Known as the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act

The act spans §§ 35-7-1001 to 35-7-1064 (64 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Alfonso Roman v. The State of Wyoming (2022)

Most recently applied in Deborah Palm-Egle v. Jon Briggs, Individually and Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (March 2024)

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(a) The provisions and penalties of this chapter shall not apply to:

(i) The possession or use of hemp or hemp products for any purpose or application;

(ii) Persons in possession of any controlled substances for purposes of disposal in accordance with 21 C.F.R. part 1317.30 and 21 C.F.R. part 1317.35;

(iii) Hemp production, processing or testing in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 11-51-101 through 11-51- 107 and 14-3-310.

(b) As used in this section:

(i) "Hemp" or "hemp product" means all parts, seeds and varieties of the plant cannabis sativa l. or a product made from that plant with no synthetic substances and with a THC concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis;

(ii) "Synthetic substance" means as defined by W.S. 11-51-101(a)(viii);

(iii) "THC" means as defined by W.S. 11-51- 101(a)(vii).

Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.