CA Democratic Lawmaker’s Push for Tougher Fentanyl Penalties Fails

Mock sizing of a potentially lethal dose of Fentanyl, on April 1, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SACRAMENTO—Amid a growing opioid crisis, the effort to impose harsher penalties on fentanyl trafficking failed in an Assembly committee on April 19 by a 3–2 vote.

Assembly Bill (AB) 2246 would have re-classified fentanyl as a Schedule I drug along the lines of heroin and cocaine.