The United States is in the midst of the largest overdose crisis in the country's history. Nevada's Senate committee is debating harsher penalties for trafficking fentanyl.
and is mixed into supplies of other drugs, including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and counterfeit oxycodone pills. Some users seek it out. Others don’t know they’re taking it.Imposing longer prison sentences for possessing smaller amounts of drugs represents a shift in states that in recent years have rolled back drug possession penalties.
TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT ON THIRD FENTANYL OVERDOSE DEATH AS POLICE MAKE FOURTH ARREST CONNECTED WITH DRUG DEALS Ford previously described that law’s provision to lower trafficking charges for all drugs as"overinclusive." But he said on Monday that the proposed bill actually furthers that law’s intent to adjust weights and penalties based on specific drugs.
Among the largest concerns are the state’s crime testing labs, which test only for the presence of fentanyl, not the exact proportion in a mixture of drugs. Thus, people with over 4 grams of any illicit drug containing a few milligrams of fentanyl could be subject to trafficking penalties, several said. Law enforcement have previously said that the switch to a more proportional testing system would be costly. Ford signaled an openness to the state studying how to switch.
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