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On Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms: The Psychedelic Constituency and Its Challenges

Freedom Leaf

In February 2018, I heard about a group that wanted to decriminalize psychoactive mushrooms in Denver, but didn’t know much about it. Matthews’ team, the Decriminalize Denver campaign, went out into the Denver winter to collect the signatures necessary (4,726) to get the initiative on the ballot, which were approved in January.

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The State of Cannabis Reform in Indiana

NORML

During the 2018 legislative session, state representative Jim Lucas (R-69) introduced his first medical cannabis bill, HB 1106, which quickly gained three co-authors after being assigned to the House Public Health committee. Numerous individuals testified in favor, including I.U.

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Opinion Article: More Damage than GOOD? Is It Time For The Next Generation?

Cannabis Law Report

With the global cannabis marketplace settling into a state that might resemble stability, and with more and more US states passing legislation to decriminalize, it is fair to say that some of the stigma around the noble green plant is starting to subside. If this article had to pose one question and a bit of food for thought, it’d be this.

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This Psilocybin Patent Could Be a Really Big Deal

Canna Law Blog

The company is also running a phase IIb clinical trial of its patented formulation, COMP360, which we covered in a blog post back in 2018. Some of that press includes scare articles related to a “millionaire couple threatening to create a magic mushroom monopoly.” Denver Decriminalizes Psilocybin.

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Article: Fire Law: Marijuana in the Workplace – Coats v. Dish Network, LLC,

Cannabis Law Report

That straightforward approach did not change when states began to legalize medical marijuana or decriminalize marijuana possession. As if this is not enough, the Farm Bill of 2018 legalized hemp and all of its component ingredients. Prior to 2018, THC was per se illegal under federal law, because all cannabis was illegal.

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The Rise of Anti-Legalization Efforts

Veriheal

Interestingly enough, the New York Times released an article in September of 2024, whereby a 1973 audio recording was unearthed of Nixon declaring he knew cannabis is not particularly dangerous, despite affecting millions of lives and families due to his policies ever since. Along with Adult-Use legalization in many states in the U.S.,

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Cherokee Nation Just Decriminalized Weed Possession in State Where Pot Is Still Illegal

SpeedWeed

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal council, which oversees Native communities located on the western edge of North Carolina, has voted to decriminalize the possession of an ounce of cannabis for those 21 years and older, Cherokee One Feather reports. . It stretches over 100 square miles in five North Carolina counties. .