Frank LaRose on Drugs

	Frank LaRose on Drugs

Led effort increasing penalties for opioid epidemic

Frank led the charge to combat the opioid epidemic by sponsoring Senate Bill 1, a bill to increase criminal penalties for trafficking or possessing fentanyl. Frank made clear that those who were addicted needed to be in treatment, "but those who are trafficking this poison need to be in prison." He cosponsored a bill allowing judges to give longer prison terms for major drug offenders, and he led the effort to increase penalties for violent career criminals. Source: 2024 Ohio Senate campaign website FrankLaRose.com , Jul 25, 2023

Increase penalties for trafficking or possession of fentanyl

SB1: To increase penalties for drug trafficking violations, drug possession violations, and aggravated funding of drug trafficking when the drug involved in the offense is a fentanyl-related compound.

ACLU Ohio in opposition (Aug. 1, 2018): The ACLU of Ohio is opposed to SB 1, as it punishes drug addiction while failing to meaningfully effect the overall problem of fentanyl use, abuse, possession, and trafficking. The direct result of SB 1 would be more people--low level addicts and large scale traffickers--in Ohio's prisons for longer periods of time, significantly burdening the already overcapacity prison system in an unproductive way. The bill focuses on punishment and conviction instead of treatment and rehabilitation.

Legislative Summary: Passed Senate 31-1-1 on Jun/27/18; Sen. Frank LaRose was primary sponsor and voted YES; passed House 82-12-5 on Jun/27/18; signed by Governor John Kasich on Aug/1/18.

Source: ACLU on Ohio State Legislature voting records SB 1 , Jun 27, 2018

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