Initiative #85 - Penalties for Fentanyl Crimes

Passes with a majority vote.

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning criminal penalties for fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids, and, in connection therewith, increasing the felony classifications of drug-related crimes for distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, sale, or possession of fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids; creating mandated treatment for certain drug felony violations based on possession amount; and changing sentencing provisions to narrow or eliminate exemptions for crimes related to fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids and drug-related deaths?

One of six measures backed by Advance Colorado

• Text of initiative #85 (PDF)
• Colorado Proposition 132, Penalties for Fentanyl Sale and Possession Initiative (2026) - Ballotpedia

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