After almost 17 hours of testimony from more than 150 people, a bill aimed at addressing the fentanyl crisis in Colorado cleared its first hurdle at the state legislature.
The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill by a vote of 8-3 after adding a contentious amendment.
Because the fentanyl sold in Colorado is mixed with drugs like cocaine, Adderall and Oxycodone and because there’s no way to measure how much fentanyl is in the mixture, felony charges are based on the total weight of the mixture not the amount of fentanyl in it. Bill opponent Denise Maes says anyone with any drug of any amount will now be charged with a felony if the drug has even a trace amount of fentanyl.
“No pill is the same, so the amounts of fentanyl in each individual pill vary wildly. Why do they vary? Because they’re created by drug dealers who really don’t care if you get the right dose. So, when the DEA says the potentially lethal amount is 2 milligrams or more, and roughly 40% of these pills sold on the street are in that category, you’re looking at four out of ten pills that can kill someone.
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