{"id":578153,"date":"2021-06-30T21:06:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T01:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=578153"},"modified":"2021-06-30T21:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T01:06:20","slug":"calif-bill-decriminalizing-psychedelics-heads-to-state-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-bill-decriminalizing-psychedelics-heads-to-state-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Calif. bill decriminalizing psychedelics heads to State Assembly"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fcalif-bill-decriminalizing-psychedelics-heads-to-state-assembly%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=578153&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 id=\"attachment_2442128\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2442128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Magic mushrooms sit in a fridge. (Daniel Berehulak\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:03 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, June 30, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>California could soon become the second state in the U.S. to decriminalize psychedelic drugs like magic mushrooms. Reports have detailed a Democrat-led bill headed to the State Assembly after clearing the State Senate, that argues prohibition of these drugs is outdated and they could have beneficial effects.<\/p>\n<p>The bill would allow those 21 and over to possess psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component of magic mushrooms, for personal use and social sharing. The bill also covers several other substances like DMT, LSD or acid, and MDMA which is more commonly known as ecstasy.<\/p>\n<p>However, an effort to add the anesthetic ketamine to the list didn\u2019t even find support within the party amid arguments it can be used as a date rape drug.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\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>The Democrat behind the bill said people\u2019s lives have been transformed by the use of psychedelics. Sen. Scott Wiener (D-Calif.) said, \u201cthe war on drugs needs to end. For 50 years, we\u2019ve taken the approach to drug use of incarcerating as many people as possible and we have had no benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Medical experts have testified during the bill\u2019s debates, claiming psychedelics have been tested as \u201can extremely promising approach to a variety of mental illnesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill bans sharing the drugs with anyone under the age of 21 or possessing substances on school grounds. While the move would remove the criminal penalty for possessing the drugs in California, it would still be illegal under federal law.<\/p>\n<p>Denver became the first city to decriminalize psilocybin in May 2019, while Oregon became the first state to decriminalize small amounts of all drugs in Nov. 2020, which took effect in Feb. this year.<\/p>\n<p>State narcotics officials have warned the bill\u2019s allowance of social sharing could bring an increase of overdoses and fatalities from contaminated drugs.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/supreme-court-wrapping-up-final-week-of-term\/\">Supreme Court Wrapping Up Final Week Of Term<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magic mushrooms sit in a fridge. 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