Police executed a search warrant on Saturday [11/12/22] and arrested the two men. They also seized… dried psilocybin, psilocybin derived edibles… …have each been charged with possession of a schedule III substance for the purpose of trafficking… Original Article (CBC.ca):2 men arrested following raid at Toronto dispensary selling magic mushroomsArtwork Fair Use: Andrew Gook
…introduces the most comprehensive decriminalization provision seen in the United States to date. While Oregon ostensibly decriminalized personal use of all drugs in 2020, it still considered the practice a “Class E” violation, allowing police to engage… and present them with a fine. Colorado does completely decriminalize the personal use, possession, growth, transportation, and sharing…
…it urges police to deprioritize psychedelics as “amongst the lowest priority” for enforcement and requests that “City resources not be used for any investigation, detention, arrest, or prosecution arising out of alleged violations of state and federal law regarding the use of Entheogenic Plants listed on the Federally Controlled Substances Schedule 1 list.” The resolution says that…
The psychedelics industry is similar to where the cannabis industry was 10 years ago as it fights for legalization in various countries. Retail establishments in the Netherlands that specializes in the sale of psychoactive substances, such as magic truffles, are called Smart Shops. There are an estimated 100 Smart Shops operating in the Netherlands, generating…
Proposition 122 appears headed to victory after opponents conceded the race on Wednesday [11/09/22] night. Colorado… decriminalized grow, gift and use… psychedelic mushrooms… this means people will be allowed to grow, share and gift these substances, but they would not be allowed to sell them directly… The measure was ahead by about 3 points –…
The passage of this measure comes four years after Denver became the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin… mushrooms… Possession, use, cultivation and sharing of psilocybin, ibogaine… DMT… will be legalized for adults 21 and older… [and] the development of rules for a therapeutic psychedelics program where adults 21 and older can visit a “licensed healing center…
“We cannot forget that the decriminalization and personal-use protections are the most important part of this measure…” said grassroots organizer Nicole Forester. The proposal also gives the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies the authority to create a legal framework for psychedelics access. DORA is now charged with licensing “healing centers,” where people can go to consume psychedelics…
The covered activities include “growing, cultivating, or processing plants or fungi capable of producing natural medicine for personal use.” The initiative also eliminates civil and criminal penalties for possessing, storing, using, transporting, or obtaining the listed psychedelics or distributing them to adults 21 or older “without remuneration.” All of the psychedelics covered by Proposition 122…
Alan Floyd is a cancer patient who uses psilocybin under the federal Right to Try Act. Floyd said traditional pharmaceuticals did not work for him, and that some even made him suicidal. However, he found some solace in psychedelic mushroom capsules. “The way we’ve defined personal use, and that we’re approaching decriminalization, is that individuals…
…people might use psychedelics for fun. Judging from the election returns so far, Coloradans have decided… they can live with. Colorado seems to be forging ahead. If its lead holds up, Colorado’s Proposition 122 will eliminate civil and criminal penalties for a wide range of noncommercial conduct related to consumption of five natural psychedelics: psilocybin, psilocyn, dimethyltryptamine,…
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