Wyoming cannabis history
Reviewed
The 2026 statutes cite the chapter as the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971. Marijuana is listed in Schedule I. A practitioner may not dispense or prescribe it except for a drug with final FDA approval, including dronabinol. Possession of a controlled substance in plant form in an amount of no more than three ounces is a misdemeanor.
This is a short history, not legal advice. The rules that apply today are on the Wyoming cannabis laws page. A date is included only when the linked page states it.
At a glance
2026 statutesKnowing cultivation of marijuana is a misdemeanor punishable by not more than six months, a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.
Hemp exceptionThe chapter’s penalties do not apply to possession or use of hemp, defined as cannabis with a THC concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry-weight basis and no synthetic substances.
Schedule I and the possession penalty
- The short-title sentence is that act’s name. The three-ounce plant-form misdemeanor is in the 2026 statutes, which list marijuana in Schedule I.
Sources
Citations were checked against the linked pages on October 24, 2026. Claims without a statute, election result, regulator page, court opinion, or news report were left out.