Penalties for Drug Possession Are Severe. A Defense Lawyer Can Help Like all states, drug possession is illegal in Wyoming. In fact, laws against drug possession in Wyoming are some of the toughest drug possession laws in the country. Illegal drugs are referred to as “controlled substances” and are divided into five categories, or schedules. Schedule I…
Facing Charges of State or Federal Drug Crimes? Just Criminal Law State and federal drug crime laws prohibit the possession, manufacture, and sale of controlled substances, including drugs like marijuana, methamphetamine, ecstasy, cocaine, and heroin. In some cases, whether a drug is legal or illegal depends on why and how it is being used. For…
We Can Help With the Legal Consequences of Addiction Wyoming has had a substance abuse problem for a long time. The names of the drugs change, but the impact, and the need for high-quality legal representation, stays the same. Alcohol has always been a problem. In the 1990s and early 2000s, methamphetamine took hold. Today, heroin…
Don’t Make the Mistake of Treating Your Arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance as a Minor Charge Thousands of people in Wyoming are arrested every year on drug possession charges. Many of these charges are for small amounts of drugs or other controlled substances in their cars or on their person. These cases represent a…
We are living during a marijuana renaissance. Across the country, 25 states have legalized some form of marijuana use. Most of the states that have legalized marijuana allow it only for medical purposes, and have placed limitations on how to and who can legally obtain medical marijuana. Two states, however, have legalized marijuana for recreational…
