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Denver dabbles with magic mushrooms, but using them to treat mental health disorders remains underground David Kelly © (Peter Dejong/AP) There are now movements to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms in over 100 cities. (Peter Dejong/AP) Nearly two years after Denver made history as the nation’s first city to decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms for personal use, the nightmare of rampant abuse and public intoxication feared by opponents has failed to materialize. “There has been no effect that has been apparent to law enforcement,” said Denver Police Division Chief Joseph Montoya, who oversees major crime investigations. Mushroom proponents see the absence of backlash as a key selling point in their push to eventually legalize psilocybin the active ingredient as a mainstream treatment for various mental health disorders.

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