Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed legislation, SB 469, increasing penalties for fentanyl distribution and criminalizing possession of pill presses, with bipartisan support.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed legislation to combat the growing fentanyl crisis, which claims an average of five lives per day in the state. The bill, SB 469, increases penalties for distributing adulterated or misbranded drugs, and criminalizes the possession of pill presses or encapsulating machines used in counterfeit drug production. The bill passed with bipartisan support in the Virginia General Assembly.
April 04, 2024
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