Vote Signals Emerging Trend Toward Addressing Drug Use as a Public Health Issue
DENVER, CO—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2014. Yesterday, bills aimed to amend the state criminal and civil code with an expansive definition of drug endangered children were killed on the Senate floor by a vote of 15-20. The proposals attempted to expand the definition of child abuse to include even attempts at drug use and/or possession. The Drug Policy Alliance has opposed and organized against the…
