New state behavioral health laws
"House Bill 1193" “Behavioral Health Supports For High-risk Families” provides access to intensive substance use treatment to women up to...
FOR COPO PRINT!!! Colorado opioid fight stretches from Denver to D.C.
"Senate Bill 227, a sweeping piece of legislation aimed at getting drug-overdose medication into schools, expanding the state’s drug...
Capitol review: Lawmakers chipped away at opioid epidemic with 6 bills
"State lawmakers made strides toward curbing the opioid epidemic in Colorado, which claims at least one victim every day. In the...
New legislation aims to tackle opioid crisis in Colorado
"Senate Bill 227" “Harm Reduction Substance Use Disorders” would explicitly authorize schools to carry naloxone, a drug that can reverse...
Colorado could reduce penalties for drug possession crimes
“Our state cannot afford to continue doling out felony convictions and sending people to prison for drug possession,” said Rep. Leslie...
Bill would make possessing drugs in Colorado a misdemeanor instead of a felony
"On Tuesday, lawmakers heard testimony on House Bill 1263, which would make it a misdemeanor and no longer a felony to possess illegal...
Bill to eliminate felonies for drug possession in Committee today
"DENVER – A House Judiciary meeting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss a bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. Leslie Herod and...
Recovering Addict Says Felony Drug Charge Bill Would Help, Not Hurt
"We have a leg up where it concerns understanding what our folks have been through and what they’re probably going to face in their...
Lawmakers Consider Bill To Lower Penalties For Drug Possession
"DENVER (CBS4) — Lawmakers will consider a bill Tuesday that would lower the penalty for possession of illegal drugs for personal use....
How Drug-Possession Felonies Are Overwhelming Colorado Prisons
"These institutions were never designed to be treatment centers, and they can't be relied upon to do that," notes Donner." "That's why...
