# 104

New Hampshire law treats OD scenes as crime scenes and targets dealers.  (In an earlier post, Virginia has passed a similar bill, providing enhanced/mandatory penalties, yet it has stalled for 2 years in the finance committee because additional jail time - even when deaths are involved - will need to be funded.)

Strangely, the below positive collaboration between enforcement, prosecution and legislators does have a critic.  Yes, there are people who advocate against any effort to track down, arrest and jail the dealers who played a part in a Criminal enterprise which resulted in death! (see the last paragraph, below.)

Below are three quotes from the article:

Intent on finding Dakota's supplier, police followed the clues to neighboring New Hampshire where two men were charged under a statute that aims to hold those who sell drugs with a 'death resulting' responsible for the loss of life.

"The syringe has become the murder weapon," DeLena said.

"It's going to end up saving absolutely no lives and result in millions or tens of millions of dollars being spent locking up drug dealers who will simply be replaced by other dealers," argues Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance, a New York based non-profit focused on reform efforts.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/04/24/nh-treats-overdoses-as-crime-scenes-targets-drug-dealers.html