In the bill that unanimously passed in the House, one gram of fentanyl is a minimum of three years in jail, and up to eight grams means life in prison.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The war on fentanyl continues in the Alabama Statehouse Representatives unanimously passed a bill to create mandatory minimum sentences for possession of fentanyl.
The Alabama District Attorney’s Association worked closely with representative Matt Simpson, R-Baldwin County, on the legislation. “The fentanyl we were dealing with really early was an opioid derivative and usually produced by pharmaceutical companies. But now all the fentanyl we say in Alabama is synthetic,” said executive director Barry Matson.
“If Alabama is on the leading forefront of the way to kind of go about this. I’m all about it,” said Simpson.“We don’t know how many of our family members’ lives could be saved if we can stop some of this trafficking,” said Rep. Thomas Jackson, D-Clarke County. The bill will also help district attorneys prosecute fentanyl traffickers. Matson says they need to punish the person behind the deadly drug.To address drug users, Rep. Simpson says money from a state opioid settlement will be used on education and drug prevention throughout the state.Not reading this story on the WSFA News App? Get news alerts FASTER and FREE in the
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