Tony Exum voted for Colorado House Bill 19-1263, which decriminalized fentanyl possession.
EFFECT:
Colorado now ranks second in the nation in fentanyl deaths. More Coloradans are dying from fentanyl than in homicides or traffic crashes.4
Colorado looks to combat surge in fentanyl trafficking
“Overdose deaths are surging as fentanyl is flooding Colorado. The state saw an almost 70% increase in fatal fentanyl overdoses from 2020 to 2021. Jeff Pegues reports…”5