WVNews: Lawmakers Vote to Reclassify Fentanyl as Schedule 1 Drug

West Virginia Republican Reps. Carol Miller and Riley Moore voted Thursday in favor of legislation to permanently classify fentanyl as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act.

The HALT Fentanyl Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 312-108 vote.

“West Virginia has lost countless citizens to fentanyl overdose, and the HALT Fentanyl Act will close a deadly loophole and empower our justice system to aggressively prosecute the individuals poisoning our communities,” Moore said in a statement.