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Colorado state Sen. Irene Aguilar, who sponsored a bill that gives legal immunity to people who call 911 to report someone else's drug overdose. The state bill would protect people from prosecution -- not arrest -- and only those in possession of small amounts of drugs are immune. New Mexico, New York, Washington and Connecticut have already enacted so-called "911 Good Samaritan" laws.

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