The bill from Del. Guy Guzzone (D) and five cosponsors would establish a “Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances” under the state Department of Health… will be required to study and make policy recommendations on, including “systems to support statewide online sales of natural psychedelic substances with home delivery” They would need…
…reasoning [against Oregon’s Measure 110] presumably is that decriminalization encouraged drug use and attracted more drug users to the city, boosting demand and therefore black-market activity. But the violence that attends such activity, which is notably absent from legal markets in drugs such as alcohol, is entirely a product of prohibition. Just as Measure 110…
…lawmakers in both parties offer up proposals that would make drug possession a crime for the first time in three years… reinstituting criminal penalties for possession of a controlled substance by making the offense a class C misdemeanor… crime classification… punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a fine of as much as…
…a bill was reintroduced in the state Senate… that sets up a legal framework for the manufacture and sale of products containing psilocybin – the chemical in magic mushrooms that produces a hallucinogenic effect. The bill would decriminalize the use of psilocybin by anyone over 21 and expunge past and pending offenses involving the drug. Although…
Marijuana has a lower potential for abuse than other drugs that are subjected to the same restrictions, with scientific support for its use as a medical treatment, researchers from the US Food and Drug Administration say in documents supporting its reclassification as a Schedule III substance… The FDA documents, which are posted online, “reflect HHS’ evaluation of…
Ypsilanti, Michigan, has recently aligned with over two dozen cities across the United States by adopting a progressive stance on the personal use of psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms.” This landmark decision was unanimously agreed upon by city leaders on Tuesday, January 9th [2024], signaling a shift in local drug policy. Importantly, the…
In an interview… Dana Larsen confirmed he sent the packages, saying he wanted to show all 87 B.C. elected officials MLA’s [Members of the Legislative Assembly] that they aren’t something to be afraid of. “I think that access to these kinds of natural plant medicines is part of the solution to the prohibition death crisis…
President Joseph Biden… signed a defense spending bill that funds clinical trials researching psychedelic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries experienced by active-duty members of the U.S. military. The president signed the legislation, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)… after the bill was approved by Congress earlier this month…
“A lot of the vegetables that people eat is grown on manure, so I’m not sure how this would be any different,” Mason Marks said during the December 10 [2023] hearing, noting that substrate alternatives such as coco coir are “often mined in environmentally irresponsible ways.” Manure is typically cheaper than other substrates and promotes…
The Personal Use section of Proposition 122 was a hallmark of the NMHA. The personal use provisions of the NMHA… several types of natural medicine, namely psilocybin, psilocin, ibogaine, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), and mescaline (excluding peyote). SB23-290… a police officer is not allowed to arrest nor is the district attorney allowed to prosecute a person for…
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