By Adria Iraheta | Denver7
Initiative 85 would make possession of any amount of fentanyl a felony in Colorado, but Aurora city leaders say increased incarceration isn’t the answer.
AURORA, Colo. — Aurora’s Government Relations Committee approved a resolution this week opposing Colorado’s Initiative 85, a statewide ballot initiative which would make possession of any amount of fentanyl — even under one gram — a felony offense.
Under current Colorado law, a felony possession charge only applies to amounts over one gram.
The resolution opposing the measure now heads to a full vote at the next Aurora City Council meeting.
Initiative 85 would also require court-ordered treatment for users and expand habitual criminal classifications for drug possession charges.
Aurora resident Manige Blackburn-Giles said the issue is personal for her family.
“Last year was a really rough one for our family. We had two funerals related to fentanyl overdoses.”
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