California Activists File Psilocybin Legalization Ballot Measure As Legislature Advances Broader Psychedelics Bill

California Activists File Psilocybin Legalization Ballot Measure As Legislature Advances Broader Psychedelics Bill
California Activists File Psilocybin Legalization Ballot Measure As Legislature Advances Broader Psychedelics Bill
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California psychedelics activists are embarking on a bold journey, filing a petition for the 2022 ballot to make the state the first in the nation to legalize psilocybin mushrooms for any use.

The measure—titled the California Psilocybin Initiative—would legalize the “personal, medical, therapeutic, religious, spiritual, and dietary use of Psilocybin Mushrooms” for adults 21 and older.

Further, the initiative would allow for the cultivation, retail sale, social sharing and on-site consumption of the psychedelic.

There would be no limits on personal possession—a policy that has stirred controversy in the state legislature over separate legislation to legalize possession of a wide range of psychedelics that has already passed the Senate but which in its most recent Assembly committee consideration had certain limits added in an effort to build support.
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