U.S Cannabis Legalization Timeline Despite some similarities, psychedelic legalization is playing out differently than cannabis legalization, at least in terms of timing. Recreational Cannabis vs Recreational Psychedelics The fact the psychedelics legalization movement is similar in many ways to the cannabis movement does not mean that it will or should follow the same course towards legalization. The fact the psychedelics legalization movement is similar in many ways to the cannabis movement does not mean that it will or should follow the same course towards legalization. In contrast, in Jamaica, cannabis legalization has not just impacted medical and recreational cannabis, it has also legalized the sacramental use of cannabis, or ganja, in the Rastafarian tradition. Advocates for psychedelic legalization should learn from the cannabis movement but should not attempt to recreate the exact trajectory towards legalization as what makes sense for cannabis may not make sense for psychedelics.