Colorado senators propose new fee on alcohol producers to fund addiction treatment and recovery programs

 Colorado senators propose new fee on alcohol producers to fund addiction treatment and recovery programs

Colorado consistently has one of the highest rates of deaths related to excessive drinking in the country, as well as some of the lowest taxes.

A bill set to be unveiled in the Colorado legislature would levy a new fee on businesses that produce alcoholic beverages, then direct tens of millions of dollars collected each year to addiction tre…