Mississippi state Rep. Chris Bell, D-Jackson, speaks outside the Mississippi state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Jan. 31, 2023. Bell sponsored a bill that will decriminalize testing materials to detect the synthetic opioid fentanyl. The bill passed with broad bipartisan support. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the measure, which will become law July 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will decriminalize materials that allow people to test illegal drugs to detect if they are spiked with fentanyl, a highly powerful synthetic opioid painkiller.
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed House Bill 722 on Monday, and it becomes law July 1.
