Opinion | 'Within the next decade, magic mushrooms will likely be sold like cannabis in dispensaries across the country.'.
“Fun guy” harvesting Mazatec psilocybin mushrooms from their growing tubs May 19, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.Within the next few years, it is highly likely that Coloradoans will be able to legally use and share magic mushrooms in Colorado. And, within the next decade, they will likely be sold like cannabis in dispensaries across the country.Three years ago, Vice News interviewed me about Ordinance 301, a ballot issue being proposed in Denver to decriminalize psilocybin or magic mushrooms.
Indeed, hindsight is 20/20 and the record reflects that both Denver and Colorado did a tremendous job of creating a robust cannabis regulatory system that other states have used as their model. The list of horrors never materialized here. In fact, if anything, cannabis legalization had the opposite impact.
Psilocybin, like cannabis, is a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act, along with fentanyl and heroin, meaning that the government views psilocybin as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. As a result, it is completely illegal under federal law. And, like cannabis, the Drug Enforcement Agency, would like you to believe the narrative that psilocybin mushrooms are very dangerous.
In 2020, Oregon became the first state to legalize the drug with a margin of 55%. Many other major cities and states, have moved to decriminalize or deprioritize the prosecution of the drug, while other jurisdictions have passed measures to conduct further research into the medical benefits of psilocybin.
This November, Colorado voters will weigh in on Initiative 58. Led by veteran political consultant Rick Ridder of RBI Strategies along with Kevin Matthews, campaign manager for the Denver initiative, the Natural Medicine Health Act would create a state-regulated system for safe and supported access to natural medicine like psilocybin mushrooms.
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