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On Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms: The Psychedelic Constituency and Its Challenges

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In February 2018, I heard about a group that wanted to decriminalize psychoactive mushrooms in Denver, but didn’t know much about it. He’d listened to a podcast I did on the topic of “psychedelic law,” a term I coined in 2010. Out of the 418,546 registered voters in Denver, 40% weighed in on magic-mushroom decriminalization.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/26/19

NORML

Republican leaders in Wisconsin’s state legislature said that Governor Evers’ medical cannabis and decriminalization budget proposals will not be passed through the legislature this session. A bill to remove certain restrictions on social cannabis consumption sites was killed in Denver, Colorado’s city council.

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Police Solve More Violent Crimes Post-Cannabis Legalization, New Research Reveals

Veriheal

Many cannabis advocates have pointed to cannabis decriminalization and legalization as a means of freeing up resources for handling more serious, violent crimes. As with most areas of cannabis research, more research is needed on this topic—but the existing findings speak loud and clear. but it is said to include a cost of over $3.6

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German Study Shows Dramatic Increase In Cannabis Consumption

Cannabis Law Report

The strongest relative increase occurred among 35-64-year-olds, but overall regular consumption has also increased. According to such data, the number of adults, rather unsurprisingly, who have consumed cannabis has risen by an average of 27%.

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Germany – Article: Cannabis in the pharmacy: reforms are just around the corner

Cannabis Law Report

And Germany is not only the most important market in Europe in terms of size, but also the regulatory pioneer: The USA is advancing state by state with liberalization, meanwhile almost every third American can legally purchase cannabis for recreational consumption. Whitney of the market research and investment company Whitney Economics.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

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Furthermore, Virginia’s consumption/product regulations are smoke-free. While patients won’t be rolling up joints full of pungent flower, they can still access oils, tinctures, lozenges, inhalers, topicals, and pills packed with non-intoxicating CBD or THC-A, the acidic precursor of THC.

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Study Finds No Correlation Between Cannabis Legalization and Increased Mental Illness

Veriheal

The relationship between cannabis consumption, mental health, and suicide has been a hot topic for both those for and against cannabis legalization. Additionally, there are several studies that found no increase in adolescent consumption of cannabis due to legalization. Singer et al.