Illegal Drugs

Wyoming Senate file 29 signed by the Governor Thursday broadens the definition of the synthetic substance known as Spice, but not enough to include the compound found in the batch confiscated in Casper last week. Casper Police Chief, Chris Walsh, says lab results indicate the marijuana-like compound that made at least three people critically ill, remains outside of Wyoming’s drug laws, but not Federal law.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers have killed a bill that would have required drug testing for welfare recipients. The state Senate rejected the proposal Monday in a 17-13 vote. The bill would have required the state to randomly sample at least 100 adults in a program designed to help them get back into the workforce...

EVANSTON, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities say a traffic stop in southwest Wyoming has led to the seizure of 115 pounds of marijuana worth more than $692,000. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a trooper pulled over a rental car on eastbound Interstate 80 Sunday night outside Evanston on a speeding violation...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming House of Representatives has approved a bill that would require some state welfare recipients to undergo drug testing. By a vote of 37-to-23 on Monday, the House gave its final approval to the bill...

Mexico is in the throes of unprecedented drug-related violence. Now researchers at the country’s National Institute of Psychiatry say they’ve had a breakthrough with a vaccine that could curb addiction to one of the world’s most dangerous substances — heroin.

A bill to require drug testing for some state welfare recipients has received preliminary approval in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The House endorsed a bill sponsored by Rep. David Miller, a Riverton Republican, by a voice vote on Thursday. It would require drug tests for people who receive welfare payments through a program administered by the Wyoming Department of Family Services.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming legislative committee has endorsed a bill to require some welfare recipients to take drug tests to collect benefits. The House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee by a 6-to-3 vote on Friday endorsed House Bill 82...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Police say four Texas Christian University football players are among 17 students who have been arrested in a campus drug bust. TCU Police Chief Steve McGee said the students arrested Wednesday were caught in an undercover operation selling marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs...