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Bill would close loophole allowing firearm-enhanced charges to exclude cannabis distribution
Summary
Sponsors told the committee HB 12-02 would restore firearm-enhanced drug-trafficking liability for possession-with-intent-to-distribute and manufacturing cannabis now classified as misdemeanors, arguing the presence of a firearm makes the offense equivalently dangerous.
Delegate William Ballantyne presented House Bill 12-02 to amend criminal-law definitions so possession with intent to distribute cannabis and manufacturing cannabis with intent to sell are treated as a drug trafficking crime when accompanied by a firearm. “The introduction of a firearm into the equation of illicit sales is just as dangerous regardless of the substance,” said Jason Steinhardt, an assistant…
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