A Push For Decriminalization Of Psychedelic Mushrooms
The active ingredient found in psychedelic mushrooms known as psilocybin has been on the government's Schedule I list for decades now. However, there are efforts currently underway to see mushrooms potentially decriminalized or legalized in different regions of the country such as Oregon and Denver, Colorado.
In Oregon, the attorney general there recently approved of language for a ballot measure that would essentially legalize psilocybin if it gets passed.
A Global Drug Survey from 2017 that included data from over 100k participants of more than 20 countries, determined that mushrooms were the safest recreational drug of all.
If they're successful in getting those changes passed in Oregon then it could mean allowing mushrooms for people in the state who have approval from a physician and who take the substance under appropriate supervision.
In Denver, a petition to support magic mushroom decriminalization has already gained thousands of signatures.
Those who are working toward decriminalization have said that they want to see families staying together and less people being sent to prison because of their use of this substance.
"Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, is proving a prodigious treatment for anxiety, depression, addiction, and one study even found it may lead to neurogenesis, or the regrowth of brain cells." - Dr. D. E. Nichols
Previous attempts have been made to seek decriminalization in California but those efforts failed to pass.
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