The measure was contentious in the Democrat-majority Colorado General Assembly, and it split the Democratic caucus and resurfaced a lingering debate about how to best address fentanyl and overdoses generally in the state.
against fentanyl dealers under the existing law, although hundreds of residents have died from fentanyl overdoses since the law went into effect last summer.
“This was a bold, bipartisan bill that would have given law enforcement the ability to attack lethal drugs at their source and discourage dealers from continuing to kill more Coloradans,” he said. Still those attempts did little to assuage concerns from opponents that the bill would ensnare only low-level dealers and users, rather than kingpins. While Denver District Attorney Beth McCann and handful of law enforcement representatives testified in favor of the bill, the bulk of testimony Friday night came from opponents, including medical professionals and former users.
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