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posted by chromas on Saturday June 15 2019, @01:50PM   Printer-friendly
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Efforts To Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms Beginning To Sprout Nationally

Denver and Oakland recently passed measures decriminalizing magic mushrooms, and it appears to be part of a larger, slow-moving movement to make psilocybin (the mushrooms' psychedelic ingredient) available for treatments for depression and other medicinal purposes, and, of course, recreational purposes.

  • Oregon: The Pacific Northwest is considering a 2020 ballot measure to allow Oregonians to use "guided psilocybin services" for therapeutic purposes. The Psilocybin Service Initiative is the organization behind the measure, and it is working to get the 100,000 petition signatures needed to secure a place on the state's 2020 election ballot.
  • California: After the Oakland measure passed, an organization called Decriminalize California is working on a statewide decriminalization measure for the 2020 election. (A similar measure failed to garner enough petition signatures last year.) According to the organization's strategy timeline, it is fundraising in advance of its fall campaign for petition signatures and promotion.
  • Iowa: State Representative Jeff Shipley, a Republican with a libertarian streak, introduced two magic mushroom-focused bills in February. One bill would remove psilocybin from Iowa's list of controlled substances, and the second would allow medical usage of the substance. Since their introduction, the bills have languished in Iowa's house.

Oakland's decriminalization covers hallucinogens derived from plants or fungi, including but not limited to psilocybin-containing mushrooms and mescaline-containing peyote.

See also: Oakland City Council looks to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms' after Denver vote
Oakland Second US City to Legalize Magic Mushrooms
Oakland Decriminalizes Hallucinogenic 'Magic Mushrooms' And Peyote

Previously: Denver, Colorado Will Vote on Psilocybin Decriminalization Initiative on May 7
Psilocybin Mushroom Decriminalization Narrowly Approved in Denver, Colorado


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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 15 2019, @07:47PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 15 2019, @07:47PM (#856058)

    I'm not TMB, and he is no AC, but posting the same thing repeatedly - in the same or different threads - is considered spamming. All I can say about your limited vocabulary and creativity is ... Wow

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  • (Score: 0, Redundant) by aristarchus on Saturday June 15 2019, @09:06PM (1 child)

    by aristarchus (2645) on Saturday June 15 2019, @09:06PM (#856071) Journal

    If all you can say is "Wow", you should be spam modded! Just saying.

    • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 16 2019, @05:34AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 16 2019, @05:34AM (#856173)

      If all you can say is "Wow", you should be spam modded! Just saying.

      That's what got me the Touché mod. See how that works? Plus, I only said it once, in one thread, as part of a longer post and in a context where it was appropriate. If you can't tell the difference between my post and yours ... Wow!