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Lesser sentencing and decriminalizing possession of small amounts of illegal drugs were the result of California's Prop 47, which passed into law in 2014. Now, a decade later, proponents of Prop 36 believe it will address several problems that came out of Prop 47 and the growing fentanyl crisis in California.

Mark Mezzano, a Redding city councilmember, joins the Exchange to offer insight into why increasing sentencing measures and empowering the courts to compel drug users to engage in treatment plans are reasonable solutions.