Drug dealers could spend decades in prison under a proposal Colorado lawmakers are mulling. It would allow prosecutors to charge people with a level 1 felony if a drug causes a fatal overdose
DENVER — Drug dealers could spend decades behind bars under a proposal Colorado lawmakers are considering.
“People are tired of seeing people die,” said Mullica. “They're tired of losing brothers and sisters, aunts, and uncles, sons and daughters, and friends.” Mullica and Pelton’s proposal expands on that law by allowing prosecutors to also charge people who distribute Schedule 1 and 2 drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and meth.
“I don't think it's cruel,” said Mullica. “People in our community dying, that's cruel. And it's cruel to them and it's cruel to their families and their loved ones and they're their friends. And that's what we're trying to stop.”
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