Advocates for Legalized Psychedelics in California Plan a Ballot Measure Push
Advocates for legalizing psychedelic substances say they are considering a 2026 state ballot measure that would legalize the use of certain drugs like magic mushrooms and MDMA.
The ballot measure would be San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener’s latest effort to regulate and medicalize psychedelics after his bill, SB 1012, failed to pass the Senate Appropriations Committee last week.
“We are not giving up, whether that means introducing a new bill or ballot measure, this issue is not going away,” Wiener told KQED. “We know these substances are helping people turn their lives around.”
In 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a much broader bill that sought to decriminalize such substances. In his veto, the governor asked lawmakers to come back with a bill similar to a model already used in Oregon.
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