Proposition 132 closes the fentanyl loophole Colorado lawmakers left open 

By The Gazette Editorial Board | The Gazette

Fentanyl’s grip on Colorado shows no signs of easing. Its steep toll on our state continues even as the nation sees an overall decline.

Voters can hit back twice on the Nov. 3 mail ballot: Elect fentanyl-fighting District Attorney Michael Allen as Colorado attorney general — and vote yes on Proposition 132. 

It’s a one-two punch against fentanyl, and it’s overdue in our state.

Consider Colorado’s most populous county, El Paso. Its accidental-overdose deaths surged 16% last year, to 178 — even as overdose deaths declined nationally. This year could end up worse. Coroner Emily Russell-Kinsley said 124 people died of overdoses in the county in the first six months. Fentanyl, methamphetamines or both drove most cases.

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