Denver decriminalizes psychedelic mushrooms
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Denver decriminalizes psychedelic mushrooms
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#2If anyone is interested in commentary on this, this video with Anderson Cooper and Michael Pollan is great: https://www.facebook.com/AndersonCooperFullCircle/videos/den.... They talk about the psilocybin vote at the start of the video and at about 3.5 mins in.
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#3Interesting, I saw an article claiming it narrowly failed a bit ago and was saddened.
I have never tried them personally, but I suspect the threat of being arrested makes it harder to have a good "set and setting".
I know that I never enjoyed cannabis until a trip to a place it was legal. Knowing that I was 100% ok to imbibe took away all my worries about detection, people knowing I was high, etc, and let me enjoy the experience.
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#4Story isn't entirely accurate, Connecticut decriminalized them a couple years ago:
https://apnews.com/0216054dc6cd453f8d83de8bbc84caeb
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/ACT/pa/pdf/2015PA-00002-R00HB-07...
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#5> As written, I-301 directs police via ordinance to treat enforcement of laws against possession of psilocybin mushrooms as their lowest priority ... Psychedelic mushrooms still would remain illegal to buy, sell or possess ... Initiative 301 backers hope to lower the risk users face of getting caught with mushrooms.
So "decriminalize" seems to be the wrong word since it's just as criminal as before. Better would be "deprioritize".
> The past marijuana efforts are instructive, though. Denver voters signed off on decriminalization measures in 2005 and 2007, but that didn’t stop police from enforcing the law
So even deprioritization is more hope than accomplishment.
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#6If anyone is interested in commentary on this, this video with Anderson Cooper and Michael Pollan is great: https://www.facebook.com/AndersonCooperFullCircle/videos/den... . They talk about the psilocybin vote at the start of the video and at about 3.5 mins in.
I'm most of the way through Michael Pollan's book "How to Change Your Mind" and it is excellent as well.
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#7Do acid and molly next.
Re: Denver decriminalizes psychedelic mushrooms
#8If anyone is interested in commentary on this, this video with Anderson Cooper and Michael Pollan is great: https://www.facebook.com/AndersonCooperFullCircle/videos/den... . They talk about the psilocybin vote at the start of the video and at about 3.5 mins in.
I'm most of the way through Michael Pollan's book "How to Change Your Mind" and it is excellent as well.
Its on a my reading list since he talked about it on joe rogan. Is it worth the time? what did you get out of it so far?
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm most of the way through Michael Pollan's book "How to Change Your Mind" and it is excellent as well.
Its on a my reading list since he talked about it on joe rogan. Is it worth the time? what did you get out of it so far?
You get a lot of history and also the experiences of a pretty normal person. A lot of information about psychedelics comes from people who take a lot of drugs. I am generally not interested in taking substances so I could relate to this book more than other material.
Definitely worth a read.
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#10Says something for the value of some sort of CI process. Here in Australia there are clear popular majorities for some form of loosening laws re marijuana, yet any politician who makes serious moves in that direction is crucified by the far right press. In effect, a foreigner (Rupert Murdoch) has a veto over Australian laws.
Even with a CI though, magic mushrooms would be a bridge too far here I suspect. Imagine allowing people to pick what's growing in the paddocks around them? The suburban world might end.