Second Psychedelics Ballot Proposal Unveiled in Colorado

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Voters in Colorado could see two separate psychedelics decriminalization measures in this year’s election after activists submitted a new ballot proposal to state officials last week. Organizers of the group Decriminalize Nature announced on Monday that they had filed a Colorado ballot proposal to decriminalize most natural psychedelic plants and fungi on January 28. And last year, Oregon voters passed a ballot measure to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin. If you do both [decrim and legalizing medical access] at the same time, you are prioritizing legalization.” First Decriminalization Proposal Filed for Colorado by National Group In December, a national group submitted separate ballot proposals to decriminalize psychedelics in Colorado. Since then, other cities including Oakland, Washington, D.C. and Seattle have passed more comprehensive psychedelic decriminalization measures.

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Voters in Colorado could see two separate psychedelics decriminalization measures in this year’s election after activists submitted a new ballot proposal to state officials last week. Organizers of the group Decriminalize Nature announced on Monday that they had filed a Colorado ballot proposal to decriminalize most natural psychedelic plants and fungi on January 28. This was only weeks after a national group launched a campaign for a similar initiative. 

Nicole Foerster and Melanie Rose Rodgers, organizers with the group Decriminalize Nature, wrote in a press release that the ballot...

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