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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Peipert

Colorado votes on decriminalizing 'magic mushrooms'

2021 The Denver Post, Medianews Group

In 2019, the city of Denver made the use or possession of magic mushrooms the lowest priority for law enforcement. Now, the state government is following suit by considering legalization across Colorado.

A ballot initiative before voters would decriminalize the psychedelic funghi for people 21 and over -- ten years after the state legalized marijuana. The new initiative would also create state-regulated “healing centres” where licensed “facilitators” would supervise those using mushrooms, which have been investigated extensively for therapeutic purposes.

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