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Colorado House passes bill allowing supervised drug-use sites, but it still faces roadblocks

Two attempts to pass the policy died in the last year, and Gov. Jared Polis has threatened a veto

Z Williams of Bread & Roses Legal Center shares the memories of family and friends who died from drug overdoses with advocates during International Overdose Awareness Day
Z Williams of Bread & Roses Legal Center shares the memories of family and friends who died from drug overdoses with advocates during International Overdose Awareness Day in front of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Thursday, August 31, 2023. Williams was jogging through Cheeseman Park this summer and witnessed someone overdosing. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/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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A bill to allow supervised drug-use sites to open in willing Colorado cities cleared the state House for the second time in two years on Friday, but it faces a significant uphill battle in the face of opposition in the Senate and from Gov. Jared Polis.
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