The terrible, no good, very bad ideas just keep coming to Democrat state lawmakers who are again working to legalize the use of illegal drugs like heroin and fentanyl in state sanctioned drug dens.
Branded as injection sites by progressives, these facilities are just like the old fashioned opium dens and shooting galleries where addicts can trip under the supervision of their dealer.
Only in the modern version, it would be under the watchful eyes of state sanctioned drug injectors in taxpayer funded facilities.
The proposal was first tried, and later abandoned, by then-state Rep. Brittany Pettersen. It was such a bad then, even Democrats lined up against it and Pettersen dropped the effort
But the only thing that’s changed, is Democrats are more emboldened with a stronger majority in the state legislature.
Colorado Public Radio reports the remaining hurdle seems to be Gov. Polis, who as everyone knows, has designs on running for president and is desperately trying to moderate his image as a Democrat from Boulder.
A spokesman for Polis said in a statement that the governor is focused on getting help for people with addiction issues and ensuring the “scourge of fentanyl” is stopped.
“While he has not seen this particular legislative proposal, he would be deeply concerned with any approach that would contribute to more drug use and lawlessness,” the spokesman said.
If Polis is concerned legal injections sites will contribute to more drug use and lawlessness, which it would, and we would add, homelessness — how does his party expect to convince voters this won’t enable drug addicts to continue using dangerous, illicit drugs?
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Here’s a dose of reality of what Coloradans can expect.
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— 🐘MileHighGal🐘 (@mile_high_gal) February 16, 2023
Republican House Minority Leader Mike Lynch told CPR injection sites are a “ludicrous” idea that would only perpetuate drug use, and he’s right.
“To say we’re going to make sure you safely continue your addictive habit is not a good policy,” Lynch said. “That makes no sense to try to facilitate safe illegal activity. It’s still illegal activity, so it needs to be treated as such and punished accordingly.”