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The Effort to Decriminalize Psilocybin in California is Underway

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Psilocybin has been in the news with increasing frequency as research into psychedelic therapy has proliferated, and a number of local jurisdictions, including the cities of Oakland, Denver , and Santa Cruz have decriminalized psilocybin to varying degrees. Currently: Eligible for signature collection.

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MAPS Is Pushing For FDA Approval Of MDMA-Assisted Therapy

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The Current State Of Psychedelic Therapy Understanding the current laws surrounding psychedelic therapy in the United States can feel a little confusing, particularly as states like Oregon and Colorado work to decriminalize magic mushrooms and other substances.

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Virginia Could Decriminalize Psilocybin And Other Psychedelics With Newly Filed Bills

Cannabis Law Report

Virginia lawmakers introduced new bills this week to decriminalize the possession of psychedelics. Any dollars collected from psychedelics possession violations would go to the state’s Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund, which supports substance misuse treatment programs and drug courts. Marijuana Moment reports.

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Colorado Could Legalize Psychedelics This November

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The city of Denver, Colorado, decriminalized the possession and use of psilocybin in 2019—the first U.S. Activists collected over 100,000 more signatures than needed to qualify the measure for the ballot, showing significant support for its passing. city to do so. Colorado could legalize psychedelics.

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How Kevin Durant Ended the NBA’s Cannabis Ban

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A new collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association union went into effect July 1, 2023. First-time offenders who tested positive for the drug were obligated to enter the basketball league’s substance-use treatment and counseling program. Can NBA Players Smoke Weed?

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Study Finds That Cancer Patients Consume Less Cannabis Than the Public

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Cannabis is an ideal substance to use during the various stages of cancer treatment but most especially after chemotherapy. Over the last few years, the world has seen a significant increase in the legalization and decriminalization of cannabis across different continents.

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Oakland (City) officially decriminalizes plant based psychedelics

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WHEREAS, Entheogenic plants containing ibogaine, for example, have been shown to alleviate treatment resistant cases of opiate and methamphetamine addiction at significantly higher rates than all other treatments for addiction. That makes it the second U.S. Oakland’s resolution is broader than Denver’s. ” [link].