{"id":576998,"date":"2021-06-29T23:05:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T03:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=576998"},"modified":"2021-06-29T23:05:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T03:05:50","slug":"ca-state-sen-scott-wieners-bill-decriminalizing-psychedelics-moves-forward-after-removing-date-rape-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-state-sen-scott-wieners-bill-decriminalizing-psychedelics-moves-forward-after-removing-date-rape-drug\/","title":{"rendered":"CA State Sen. Scott Wiener\u2019s Bill Decriminalizing Psychedelics Moves Forward After Removing Date-Rape Drug"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fca-state-sen-scott-wieners-bill-decriminalizing-psychedelics-moves-forward-after-removing-date-rape-drug%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=576998&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-969524940.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A <a class href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bill<\/a> introduced by California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) that decriminalizes possession of psychedelic drugs in the state made progress Tuesday after he removed a potential date-rape drug from the legislation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-59 Component-p-0-2-50\">\u201cThe bill would allow those 21 and older to possess for personal use and \u2018social sharing\u2019 psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component of so-called magic mushrooms. It also covers psilocyn, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), ibogaine, mescaline excluding peyote, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, often called ecstasy),\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/california-health-government-and-politics-c3eb439025f5f0b50090c73f22183cd0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wiener amended the bill to remove ketamine from the list of acceptable substances after opponents objected to its potential use as a date-rape drug.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt cleared the Assembly Public Safety Committee, 5-3, with proponents touting the benefits to military veterans and others they say can benefit from the use of psychedelics to treat trauma. The measure already passed the state Senate on a 21-16 vote and now heads to the health committee before it can go to the full Assembly,\u201d per the AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-59 Component-p-0-2-50\">\u201cPeople\u2019s lives are literally transformed because of these substances,\u201d said Wiener. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/california-bill-would-decriminalize-psychedelic-drugs\">Fox News<\/a>&nbsp;has reported regarding recent research into the use of \u201cpsychedelic drugs to treat depression, drug addiction, PTSD, and a range of other mental health afflictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Assembly Public Safety Committee just passed our legislation to decriminalize possession of psychedelics in California,\u201d Wiener tweeted. \u201cAnother step toward ending the failed &amp; racist War on Drugs &amp; expanding access to mental health &amp; addiction treatment. Thank you, colleagues!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.300613496933\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Assembly Public Safety Committee just passed our legislation to decriminalize possession of psychedelics in California (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SB519?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SB519<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Another step toward ending the failed &amp; racist War on Drugs &amp; expanding access to mental health &amp; addiction treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, colleagues!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scott_Wiener\/status\/1410024046394179586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several cities have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/california-bill-would-decriminalize-psychedelic-drugs\">decriminalized<\/a>&nbsp;psychedelic drugs recently, such as Oakland, Santa Cruz, Ann Arbor, Denver, and Washington, D.C. Even if California passed the bill into law, the AP noted, the drugs will remain illegal under federal law.<\/p>\n<p>Wiener&nbsp;has proposed several pieces of controversial legislation in the California State Legislature over the years, such&nbsp;as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/to-your-health\/wp\/2017\/10\/09\/knowingly-infecting-others-with-hiv-is-no-longer-a-felony-in-california-advocates-say-it-targeted-sex-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 bill<\/a>&nbsp;he co-sponsored that made knowingly exposing a partner to HIV no longer a felony.<\/p>\n<p>Wiener was also responsible for a bill signed into law last fall that&nbsp;allows a young adult who has gay sex with a minor to escape registering as a sex offender in some cases, based on a judge\u2019s discretion. As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/newsom-signs-bill-that-could-alter-sex-offender-registration-for-gay-sex-with-minors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"29.225352112676\">\n<p><em>Proponents of the legislation such as Wiener claim the law, which provides a judge more leeway in statutory rape cases involving non-vaginal forms of sex, rectifies California\u2019s historical discrimination against the LGBTQ community. Under SB145, if a young adult has gay sex with a minor 14 or older who is less than 10 years younger, a judge will have the discretion whether to place the individual on the sex offender registry.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/California-bill-eliminating-sex-offender-list-15529263.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Chronicle explained<\/a>, \u201cUnder current law, a judge can decide whether to place a man who has vaginal intercourse with an underage teenage girl on the sex offender registry based on the facts of the case. But if anal or oral sex, or vaginal penetration with anything other than a penis is involved, the adult must register as a sex offender[.]\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI am so grateful that Governor Newsom \u2014 one of the LGBTQ community\u2019s strongest allies ever \u2014 once again has shown that he\u2019s willing to support our community when it\u2019s hard. And make no mistake: the politics here are hard, with the massive Trump, QAnon and MAGA misinformation campaign against the legislation,\u201d Wiener said.&nbsp;\u201cThe facts are clear: SB 145 simply ends anti-LGBTQ discrimination. Today, California took yet another step toward an equitable society.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-state-senator-scott-wiener-to-introduce-legislation-allowing-safe-injection-sites-for-drug-addicts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California State Senator Scott Wiener To Introduce Legislation Allowing \u2018Safe Injection Sites\u2019 For Drug Addicts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill introduced by California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) that decriminalizes possession of psychedelic drugs in the state made progress Tuesday after he removed a potential date-rape drug &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313703,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-969524940.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"CA State Sen. 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