WY: Stand up against meaningless and mean-spirited legislation

Published: February 1, 2011

The Wyoming House of Representatives recently passed legislation stating that, with the exception of dronabinol, any prescription or order from a physician for marijuana, THC, or synthetic THC is invalid. Please call your senator today and ask that he or she oppose this legislation.

This bill is a waste of legislative time. No physician, even those in states with medical marijuana laws, may prescribe marijuana because it is a Schedule I substance. Furthermore, Wyoming’s law does not protect patients using medical marijuana, so a physician's order to use would be irrelevant and no defense to a marijuana charge. Finally, this bill indicates a strong hostility to medical marijuana, which 81% of the American public supports allowing.

Please contact your senator and point out the absurdity of this bill.

Instead of wasting legislative time on bills that will affect no change, encourage your senator to champion for compassion and common sense by submitting a medical marijuana bill.

Thank you for your time.