The original resolution presented to the Amherst Town Council in May called for “the use and possession of all controlled substances should be understood by Town departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and all employees of the Town first and primarily as an issue of public health, harm reduction, and as a restorative racial justice initiative.”
The proposal aims at deprioritizing the production and distribution, as well as decriminalizing the use and possession of psychedelic substances by people over 21 years old. After facing rejection, the document was revised and sent to the Council for reconsideration in June.
