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House approves bill allowing drug‑testing strips and equipment to detect adulterants
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 6 to allow public sale and use of testing equipment (including fentanyl strips) and to prevent possession of those tools from being treated as drug paraphernalia, lawmakers said. Supporters characterized the bill as a harm‑reduction tool to prevent fatal overdoses.
The Georgia House on March 19 approved Senate Bill 6, which authorizes public sale and use of testing equipment intended to detect fentanyl and other lethal adulterants and shields such equipment from prosecution as drug paraphernalia.
Representative Sharon Cooper, presenting the bill, said the strips — commonly called fentanyl strips — and newer testing devices can identify whether an…
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