Colorado lawmakers made their bill to combat fentanyl more punishing by approving an amendment to make possession of more than a gram of the deadly synthetic opioid a felony.
over their objections, siding with the many in law enforcement and some families of the dead who’ve asked this legislature to stiffen criminal penalties for both fentanyl possession and distribution.
Added his co-lead sponsor, the Larimer County’s Lynch, “We’ve got to let people know how deadly this is.” The committee also amended the bill to, among other things, provide for faster record-sealing by people convicted of certain drug offenses; and to propose that, if and when the state is capable of more advanced testing, people receive felony charges for any amount of fentanyl possession if fentanyl comprises at least 60% of what is seized.
The bill allocates $26 million, including for harm reduction solutions like naloxone and fentanyl testing strips, but the bulk of the debate Tuesday focused on who should be incarcerated for fentanyl and for how long.Doctors, psychiatrists and addiction specialists repeatedly told lawmakers that there isthat shows harsher criminal penalties reduce drug use or drug deaths.
But police chiefs, sheriffs and district attorneys remained steadfast in their belief that harsher criminal penalties for fentanyl possession and distribution were needed to deter people from drugs and as prosecutorial bargaining chips, even as some acknowledged the criminal legal system doesn’t work for everyone.
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