California Would Decriminalize Psychedelic Drugs Under Scott Wiener Bill
LAPPL News Watch
November 12, 2020
California lawmakers will consider next year whether to allow the use of psychedelic drugs that supporters argue have therapeutic benefits.
State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, said Tuesday that he plans to introduce a bill when the Legislature returns decriminalizing possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms and other psychedelics, part of his broader drug policy agenda that also includes measures to legalize safe-injection sites and end mandatory minimum sentences for some drug crimes.
“The war on drugs has been a disaster, in terms of bloating law enforcement, tearing apart communities, criminalizing addiction and spending enormous amounts of money on prisons,” Wiener said. “We need to end the war on drugs. Possession of drugs should just not be a crime.”
A movement to decriminalize, or even legalize, psychedelics has grown across the country in recent years as researchers have determined psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component of so-called magic mushrooms, and other drugs could be used to treat depression and anxiety.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Wiener must be high on magic mushrooms.
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Pretty soon the only thing illegal in CA will be working and paying taxes.
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