Senate unanimously approves harsher fentanyl sentences

The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would lower the threshold for felony convicHon of making or dealing fentanyl while increasing the penalHes for those convicted. Fentanyl, a potent syntheHc opioid with a lethal dose of less than two milligrams, is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in America every year. The Centers for Disease Control says that 71,000 Americans ...

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