"Jelly Roll Advocates for Tougher Anti-Fentanyl Laws in Congress"

Country artist and former drug dealer Jelly Roll, now a Grammy-nominated musician, urged Congress to pass anti-fentanyl legislation targeting traffickers, emphasizing the devastating impact of drugs on communities. With fentanyl contributing to over 100,000 US deaths in 2022, he advocated for financial sanctions against traffickers to disrupt the drug flow from Mexico and China. Drawing from his personal experiences, he highlighted the urgent need for proactive measures to address the crisis, emphasizing the bipartisan nature of the issue and calling for a shift in societal attitudes towards drug addiction.