Colorado to vote on psilocybin measure this Fall!

Colorado Activists Turn In Signatures To Put Psychedelics Legalization And Therapeutic Psilocybin Program On Ballot

After Colorado activists submitted nearly twice the amount of signatures required, the Natural Medicine Health Act will appear on the ballot this November!

Colorado residents will vote to legalize possession of certain psychedelics and implement a model for legal psilocybin treatments, similar to Oregon’s.

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Second psychedelic ballot initiative filed in Colorado

Colorado Activists File Competing Psychedelics Legalization Ballot Initiative For 2022

A second ballot initiative has been filed in Colorado to decriminalize the possession, cultivation, and gifting of psilocybin, psilocyn, ibogaine, mescaline and DMT. It would also legalize guided psychedelic sessions for therapeutic or spiritual purposes.

The first measure is focused on legalizing psilocybin and creating psilocybin healing centers.

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Try psychedelic therapy at home in these states

Origin Therapeutics Portfolio Company TripSitter Expands to Eight Additional States

TripSitter Clinic Corp. now offers at-home ketamine therapy in 10 states!

The company, which is part of Origin Therapeutics’ portfolio, expanded its services to eight new states: Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Washington, Florida, New York, Ohio, and Virginia, in addition to California and Illinois.

Patients can receive a prescription for oral ketamine after a virtual consultation a physician. They can then take the medication at home with virtual guidance, followed by therapy sessions.

Another company, My Ketamine Home, offers similar services in Texas, Florida, and California.

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We told you decriminalization isn’t risky!

Denver may ease magic mushrooms laws further two years after decriminalization

It’s been over two years since Denver decriminalized mushrooms, and a recent report shows that people are using psilocybin responsibly.

The Denver Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel, which is comprised of local officials, law enforcement, and scientific experts, unanimously agreed that there’ve been no significant public health or safety risks as a result of the reform.

The panel proposed that the city’s next steps should be to train first responders to respond to psychedelic crises, create public service announcements on psychedelic safety, and deprioritize the sharing, gifting, and communal use of psilocybin, among other recommendations.

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Denver Psychedelics Activists Push To Expand Psilocybin Decriminalization To Allow Gifting And Communal Use

In 2019, Denver became the first US city to decriminalize the possession of psilocybin.

Now, the same activists behind the campaign are on a mission to decriminalize the noncommercial gifting and communal use of psilocybin too.

The activists are also urging legislators to establish first-responder training on psychedelics harm reduction and promote public education on the responsible use of psilocybin.

“Colorado overall is among the worst states in the country in terms of adults experiencing mental health issues…Psilocybin mushrooms, clearly, have the potential to be a novel solution to these issues,” said Kevin Matthews, founder of Vote Nature.

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You (probably) won’t get arrested for tripping in these cities ;)

Psychedelics Decriminalization Advancing In Three More Cities, Spanning From Coast To Coast

Cities across the US are taking the first step toward legalizing psychedelics –  deprioritization.

Under state and federal laws, it is still illegal to use, possess, transport, or cultivate entheogenic drugs like psilocybin mushrooms, but many cities are passing resolutions to make investigating these cases the lowest priority of law enforcement.

So far, psilocybin is deprioritized in Denver, Oakland, Santa Cruz, Washington DC, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Somerville, Cambridge, and Northampton. Easthampton, Massachusetts; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Arcata, California will likely be the next to join the list as early as this fall.

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