Author: Ellen Giarratana
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Penalties do not deter addicts
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Ellen Giarratana Gov. Jared Polis can speak forcefully on the ongoing tragedy of drug overdose deaths in Colorado. Sadly, when it comes to ideas for solving the crisis, both Polis and HB 1326 are dead wrong. In an interview this week, Polis reiterated his desire to see harsher criminal penalties for possession of fentanyl: “I’m…


