Under the final version of the legislature’s much-debated and highly controversial bill to combat fentanyl, a person can be subject to a felony drug charge if they possess even a dusting of t…
Under the final version of the legislature’s much-debated and highly controversial bill to combat fentanyl, a person can be subject to a felony drug charge if they possess even a dusting of the lethal synthetic opioid, whether or not they realize that what they possess is indeed fentanyl.
The bill will head to the desk of Gov. Jared Polis to be signed into law — a foregone conclusion, as Polis long ago affirmed his support. The bill as introduced proposed no changes to possession law in this space, meaning that anyone with under 4 grams of fentanyl would be subject to no more than a misdemeanor for that crime. The bill’s lead sponsor, House Speaker Alec Garnett, said he knew all along that aspect of the bill would be changed amid opposition from law enforcement, Republicans and many Democrats.
“We have 50 years of data demonstrating that harsher criminalization does nothing to reduce rates of drug use or overdose… will lead to higher rates of incarceration, homelessness and fatal overdose in Colorado.”
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