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In May 2019, Denver, Colorado, became the first city in the United States to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms after a ballot initiative narrowly won with 50.6% of the vote. The initiative did not legalize mushrooms but prohibited Denver from spending any resources to prosecute people for their use or possession.
A few jurisdictions (such as the US states of California, [8] Georgia, [9] and Idaho [10]) have specifically prohibited the sale and possession of psilocybin mushroom spores. Cultivation of psilocybin mushrooms is considered drug manufacture in most jurisdictions and is often severely penalized, though some countries and one US state (New ...
As state lawmakers consider eliminating criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of psychedelic mushrooms, some L.A. County cannabis dispensaries openly sell them.
Fresh mushrooms have white or whitish-gray stems with caps that are dark brown around the edges and light brown or white in the center. Dried mushrooms are usually rusty brown.
In November 2020, voters passed Oregon Ballot Measure 109, making Oregon the first state to both decriminalize psilocybin and also legalize it for therapeutic use. [80] Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the county it resides in have decriminalized magic mushrooms. Possession, sale and use are now legal within the county.
Colorado has decriminalized personal use of certain psychedelic drugs, like magic mushrooms, and a handful of other states are considering following suit. Perspectives Decriminalization has only ...
Jason Lopez, a proponent of a Colorado general election ballot measure to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms, is shown on his family's property Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, near Morrison, Colo.
In the United States, growing or possessing Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms is illegal in all states, but it is legal to possess and buy the spores for microscopy purposes. However, as of May 8, 2019 Denver, Colorado has decriminalized it for those 21 and up.