Denver first in U.S. to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms [View all]
Source: Denver Post
Psilocybin possession would remain illegal but would become police’s “lowest law-enforcement priority”
Denver is poised to become the first city in the nation to effectively decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms.
After trailing in results postings Tuesday night and early Wednesday, final unofficial results just posted showed a reversal of fortune — with Initiative 301 set to pass narrowly with 50.6 percent of the vote. The total stands at 89,320 votes in favor and 87,341 against, a margin of 1,979.
While efforts are afoot to get psilocybin-related measures on the ballot in Oregon and California in 2020, Denver hosted the first-ever U.S. popular vote on the matter, according to organizers. An earlier effort in California last year failed to qualify for the ballot.
Read more: https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/08/denver-psychedelic-magic-mushroom/
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