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Colorado lawmakers defeat bill to add penalties for drug dealers linked to fatal overdoses

The measure had been criticized as doubling-down on the War on Drugs

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 21: Miki Sedivy, center, sits with a photo of her daughter Hannah Meadows, 16, while attending the National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day event at the Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Civic Center on August 21, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. MikiÕs daughter died at only 16 in December 2021 from fentanyl. Sunday is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, which is being observed by the DEA and across the country. A ceremony recognizing the day was held at the Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park where many families gathered to share their grief and tell the stories of how they lost loved ones to the powerful and illicit drug. These families have come together for a unified nationwide push to address the illegal fentanyl crisis in Colorado. Colorado is one of 28 states where advocates and affected families are holding events to spread awareness and prevention of the dangers of illicit fentanyl. An organization called Facing Fentanyl established the day, which is meant to honor and remember the lives lost to fentanyl poisoning. An organization calledÊFacing FentanylÊestablished the day, which is meant to honor and remember the lives lost to fentanyl poisoning. Those behind the event say Colorado is one of nearly 30 states holding events in honor of Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day on Sunday. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO – AUGUST 21: Miki Sedivy, center, sits with a photo of her daughter Hannah Meadows, 16, while attending the National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day event at the Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Civic Center on August 21, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. MikiÕs daughter died at only 16 in December 2021 from fentanyl. Sunday is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, which is being observed by the DEA and across the country. A ceremony recognizing the day was held at the Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park where many families gathered to share their grief and tell the stories of how they lost loved ones to the powerful and illicit drug. These families have come together for a unified nationwide push to address the illegal fentanyl crisis in Colorado. Colorado is one of 28 states where advocates and affected families are holding events to spread awareness and prevention of the dangers of illicit fentanyl. An organization called Facing Fentanyl established the day, which is meant to honor and remember the lives lost to fentanyl poisoning. An organization calledÊFacing FentanylÊestablished the day, which is meant to honor and remember the lives lost to fentanyl poisoning. Those behind the event say Colorado is one of nearly 30 states holding events in honor of Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day on Sunday. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
By | sklamann@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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