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Bill to mandate industry-paid recycling poised to surface in Colorado House
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A proposal that would require a shift in the financial responsibility for recycling from consumers to manufacturers is generating an uproar among a diverse coalition of industries, ranging from cannabis to newspapers, big box stores to small businesses. The bill, known as the Extended Producer Responsibility Act from Rep. Lisa Cutter, has not yet been…
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Bill aimed at drug abuse has tough time against Colorado doctors’ orders
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Legislators talk a lot about fighting the drug abuse epidemic, but the fate of a bill aimed at helping by connecting doctors writing prescriptions directly to pharmacies is going to down to the wire House Bill 1279 is supported by the Colorado Retail Council, which includes pharmacies who say it’s a common-sense measure to reduce the…
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Bill to link doctors to pharmacies online combats forgeries for opioids
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A bipartisan bill filed in the Colorado House last week would make it harder for drug abusers to forge or duplicate prescriptions on paper to steal opioids, and it’s kind of simple: Prescribers and pharmacies should close the loop online. The bill would require podiatrists, dentists, physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses and optometrists, as…
