The state of Colorado was the first state in the country to legalize marijuana for personal use. Now, the state could lean further into its progressive roots and pass a statute that would categorize the psychedelic drugs dimethyltryptamine, ibogaine… psilocybin and psilocin… [etc.] as natural medicine under state law… decriminalize the transport, growth, and use…
If successful, the Colorado initiative would represent the broadest liberalization of psychedelic policy ever approved in the United States. The covered activities, which would not be subject to criminal or civil penalties, include “growing, cultivating, or processing plants or fungi capable of producing natural medicine for personal use.” Also protected: possessing, storing, using, transporting, or…
…the most important reason to have insurers onboard isn’t just to save society money on treating costly mental ailments – it’s to make sure the benefits are distributed to more than just affluent individuals who can afford hours long psychedelic journeys integrated by therapy. “Governments and corporations are selfish. Our job is to fight the bastards…
…the supervised therapeutic use of psilocybin and psilocin, two psychoactive compounds in magic mushrooms, for adults ages 21 [&] decriminalize the personal possession, growing, use and sharing of those substances, as well as ibogaine, mescaline and dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, for adults 21 years old and up. Denver became the first city in the U.S. to…
12-170-109. Personal Use. (1) Subject to the limitations in this Article 170, but notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following acts are not an offense under State law or the laws of any Locality within the State or subject to a civil fine, penalty, or sanction, or the basis for detention, search, or arrest,…
In order for policymaking to support the people it is designed for, reform should be led by the most impacted communities through an equitable, participatory process. …recklessly introducing psychedelics into a broken system under the governance of corporations that have a track record of putting profit over collective care would surely be disastrous for Colorado…
Coloradans will vote on a… ballot measure… …decriminalize for personal possession, growing, sharing, and use—but not the sale—the natural psychedelic fungal and plant… containing psilocybin; DMT, ibogaine… by individuals aged 21 and over… Original Article: ChacrunaWhy Colorado’s natural medicine health act is the right measure to access to natural psychedelic medicine: responding to critics of…
…mind-altering root bark of the Iboga plant is used ritualistically to promote health and happiness. Though the… visions he experienced in his first Iboga journey were terrifying at the time, he’s come a long way since venturing through some of the darkest parts of his psyche. On the other side of his temporary descent into…
The San Francisco Board of Supervisor Dean Presston said that “San Francisco joins a growing list of cities and countries that are taking a fresh look at these plant-based medicines, following science and data, and destigmatizing their use and cultivation. Today’s unanimous vote is an exciting step forward.” Decriminalizing plant-based psychedelics is not as culturally…
San Francisco lawmakers… introduced a resolution aiming at locally deprioritizing law enforcement on the possession, use, cultivation and social sharing of naturally-occurring psychedelic substances like psilocybin, DMT, ibogaine… “We believe decriminalization offers… public safety and risk reduction by promoting safe access, safe spaces and above ground education and training,” clinical psychologist with Decriminalize Nature San Francisco, Dr. Jennifer Christian.…
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