Colorado’s fentanyl criminalization bill won’t solve the opioid epidemic

Katherine LeMasters, University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado passed the Fentanyl Accountability and Prevention Bill in May 2022. The legislation made the possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony, rather than a misdemeanor.

Felonies are more likely than misdemeanors to result in a prison sentence…

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