Yesterday,April 5th, Governor Laura Kelly participated in a Roundtable Discussion on the need to decriminalize fentanyl test strips in Kansas. She was joined by healthcare, medical, addiction, and law enforcement professionals, as well as a parent who lost her son to an accidental fentanyl overdose. Kelly says communities across our state are hurting. We must join the many states across the country that have made fentanyl test strips and other tools available to prevent exposure to fentanyl long before it kills.
Douglas County Sheriff, Jay Armbrister, says a great way to keep our communities safe from deadly fentanyl is by legalizing fentanyl test strips. Kansas is one of only a handful of states that has yet to legalize fentanyl test strips. Earlier this year, Mississippi, Georgia and North Dakota – all led by Republican Governors – legalized the test strips. There is bipartisan support for a similar policy in Kansas.
