On a party-line vote, state senators have advanced SB 1614 that would reduce the amount of fentanyl needed for criminal prosecution from 9 grams to one pill.
Republican state Sen. Justine Wadsack, who sponsored the bill, says the law’s tolerance level is too high given how little it takes for fentanyl to be lethal.
“It’s criminal to do these drugs and when they have the drugs they’re passing it on to other people. One pill kills, so we need a one pill bill,” Wadsack said.
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