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Wyoming Heroin Laws<\/h1>\n
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The Wyoming Controlled Substances Act mirrors the federal Uniform Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This law places all prescription narcotics and illegal drugs into categories based on their medical uses, safety, and risk of abuse. Schedule I drugs are those with no accepted medical use and a high risk of abuse. Heroin and fentanyl derivatives are Schedule I drugs under federal and state law.<\/p>\r\n

In response to the opioid epidemic plaguing the nation, Congress placed fentanyl-related substances<\/a> on Schedule I in 2023. Fentanyl itself is a Schedule II narcotic because doctors use it as a pain reliever like morphine. Possession of fentanyl becomes a serious drug offense if used to adulterate other illegal drugs to make them stronger.<\/p>\r\n

Wyoming Heroin Possession Laws<\/h2>\r\n

First offenses for drug possession in Wyoming are misdemeanors<\/a> if the defendant has less than the statutory amount of the controlled substance. Schedule I drugs like methamphetamines, LSD, and heroin have very low maximum thresholds:<\/p>\r\n