California voters are projected by the Associated Press to approve a measure that would broadly increase penalties for fentanyl dealers and theft crimes.
Proposition 36 will reclassify some crimes that are currently misdemeanors as felonies. The measure aims to undo parts of Proposition 47, which voters approved a decade ago, loosening penalties around the crimes.
Opponents have argued that this measure would start a “War on Drugs 2.0,” and state leaders including Gov. Gavin Newsom have strongly urged voters against voting in favor of Prop 36…