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<\/div>Trip to the Polls<\/h2>
Denver, Colorado may become the first city in the U.S. to decriminalize shrooms — if a new initiative<\/a> gets voted through.<\/p> It’s only one city, but the vote suggests that Americans are coming around to a more progressive view on recreational — and potentially therapeutic<\/a> — psychoactive drugs.<\/p> If passed, Initiative 301 would decriminalize personal use and possession of mushrooms containing the psychoactive compound psilocybin. But wouldn’t legalize the growth or distribution of the shrooms, according to Vox<\/em><\/a> — so it’d fall short of the full-throated legalization of marijuana that Colorado embraced in 2014.<\/p> Decriminalization of psychedelic shrooms could help Denver save time and money. Per Vox<\/em>, other decriminalized areas like Portugal saw drops in drug use and drug-related deaths, suggesting that telling police to stop pursuing drug use could benefit society across the board.<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> Denver may become the first US city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms<\/a> [Vox<\/em>]<\/p> More on Psilocybin:<\/strong> Psychedelic Mushrooms Can Boost Creativity and Empathy For a Week<\/em><\/a><\/p> The post Denver Is Voting on Whether to Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Continued here: Trip to the Polls Denver, Colorado may become the first city in the U.S. to decriminalize shrooms\u00a0\u2014 if a new initiative gets voted through Continue reading Changing Minds<\/h2>
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