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Delta-8 products have become a top seller in smoke shops across Wyoming. (Madelyn Beck/WyoFile)

FROM WYOFILE:    Hemp-derived product creates similar, but often more mild, effects as marijuana. Its legality is tenuous, but it’s become a big business in Wyoming.   Wyoming has long had an adversarial relationship with smokable or edible intoxicants, and that may continue with delta-8 —...
CHEYENNE — Cheyenne Rep. Bill Henderson believes there is nothing more important than safety for students to and from school. For this reason, he has filed a bill for the Wyoming Legislature’s general session that would add another layer of caution in marked school zones.   The school zone...
POWELL — In March, a patient objected to being discharged from Powell Valley Healthcare. According to an affidavit, the patient said she didn’t want to go home because she didn’t have shampoo and shoes. The hospital’s nurses accommodated the patient’s needs as best they could, but as a nurse was...
Gun rights bill approved by committee   By Ellen Gerst Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange   CASPER — A bill intended to protect Wyoming gun owners from potential federal restrictions will be discussed on the Senate floor after passing unanimously out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on...
Judiciary committee hears court updates, jury trial backlog concerns   By Isabella Alves Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange   CHEYENNE – Wyoming’s top judge and some of his colleagues told members of the Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Interim Committee on Tuesday that the COVID-19...
Public defender, judges try to resolve differences   By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange   GILLETTE — Tension between the Wyoming Public Defenders Office and some Circuit Court judges has involved litigation and may require legislation to fix, which disappointed...

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