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California Lawmakers Propose Letting Voters Decide on Harsher Fentanyl Punishment After Setbacks in Legislature

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California Lawmakers Propose Letting Voters Decide on Harsher Fentanyl Punishment After Setbacks in Legislature
California Assemblywoman Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, speaks at a press conference where California Assemblymembers, law enforcement officials, and local representatives proposed to put stricter fentanyl enforcement on the upcoming 2024 ballot, in front of the Capitol in Sacramento on June 6, 2023. Courtesy of Assembly Republican Caucus
Travis Gillmore
Travis Gillmore
6/6/2023|Updated: 12/30/2023
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Assembly members, law enforcement officials, and local representatives met on June 6 in front of the Capitol in Sacramento to announce a proposed constitutional amendment that would put stricter fentanyl enforcement on the upcoming 2024 presidential election ballot.

“The fentanyl crisis is tearing our communities apart and devastating our family, friends and neighbors. No parent or family should have to suffer the loss of a child,” Assemblywoman Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) told The Epoch Times by email after the announcement. “[This amendment] will bring Alexandra’s Law to the voters so they can make the final decision on this critical life and death policy solution.”

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Travis Gillmore is a White House reporter for The Epoch Times. He previously covered the California legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Contact him at [email protected]
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