Should Massachusetts decriminalize psychedelic plants?
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By John Laidler Globe Correspondent,Updated April 16, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Somerville, Cambridge, and Northampton have acted to significantly limit arrests for the possession, cultivation, and exchange of psychedelic plants. As an Army veteran and a volunteer for Bay Staters for Natural Medicine, I believe our Commonwealth should follow their lead by decriminalizing these substances.
Psychedelic plants like psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, and ibogaine have life-changing spiritual properties. Older Massachusetts millennials suffer among the highest depression rates in the nation, yet one study found mushrooms are four times more effective in treating major depression than conventional medication. A recent analysis of clinical trials cited the benefits of psychedelic-assisted therapy in treating PTSD and terminal illness anxiety. A single non-addicti
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Should psychedelic drugs be decriminalized in Mass.? Advocates see opening
Successful campaign in Somerville and push by lawmaker could provide momentum
By Dan Adams Globe Staff,Updated February 4, 2021, 7:57 a.m.
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A resident of Washington, D.C., where psilocybin has been decriminalized, shows off the Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms he is growing.Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post
Somerville in January became the first jurisdiction in Massachusetts to move toward decriminalizing plant-based psychedelic drugs, with city leaders voting unanimously to recognize the medical uses of natural entheogens â including psilocybin, the active ingredient in âmagic mushroomsâ â and make them among the lowest enforcement priorities for local police.