Colorado becomes the second state after Oregon to establish a regulated system for substances like psilocybin and psilocin.
DENVER — Colorado voters have passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people 21 and older and to create state-regulated"healing centers" where participants can experience the drug under supervision.
People are also reading… Natural Medicine Colorado, the group that promoted the measure, called its passage"a truly historic moment." “This opens a very large national conversation about the role of the FDA in determining medicines in this country,” said Luke Niforatos, the head of the opposition ballot committee, Protect Colorado’s Kids. “Because now, for the second time in a row, we’ve had states put medicine to a ballot vote and circumvent science and the FDA.”
The ballot initiative's passage comes a decade after Colorado voted to legalize recreational marijuana, after initially allowing its use for medical reasons, which led to a multibillion-dollar industry with hundreds of dispensaries popping up across the state. Even so, the FDA has designated psilocybin a"breakthrough therapy" to treat major depressive disorder. The designation can expedite research, development and review of a drug if it might offer substantial improvements over existing treatments.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Colorado voters legalize psilocybin and psychedelic therapyLATEST UPDATE: Colorado is poised to become the second U.S. state to legalize medicinal psychedelics as Proposition 122 was supported by about 52% of the vote as of 12:35 p.m. Friday with 2,198,419 votes counted. via tineywristwatch
Read more »
Central Pa. native wins in Oregon, adding to growing list of female governorsTina Kotek grew up in York and was a member of the Dallastown High School Class of 1984. She will be one of the nation’s two first openly lesbian governors and one of at least 12 women governors in 2023, a new record.
Read more »
Pac-12 Gambling Guide: The Washington-Oregon rivalry is about to become an even bigger dealThe Huskies have seen that side in 15 of the past 17 meetings, with many of those Oregon victories coming by double digits.
Read more »