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Resident cites Wyoming Constitution and personal penalties in appeal to Casper Council on medical cannabis
Summary
A local resident told the council that Article 1, Section 38 of the Wyoming Constitution protects health-care decisions and criticized Wyoming statute 35-7-1031 for criminalizing possession, describing personal prosecution and calling for legislative change.
Ryan Perry of Evansville addressed the Casper City Council on Feb. 3 about medical cannabis, arguing that Article 1, Section 38 of the Wyoming Constitution — which he summarized as guaranteeing health-care decision rights and permitting direct payment for care — supports medical cannabis access.
Perry described his own criminal prosecution under Wyoming statute 35-7-1031 for…
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