The proposal sparked intense debate about the extent to which California should go ahead to accept new medical treatments and destigmatize drug use without compromising public safety. As research into the potential benefits of psychedelics for the treatment of PTSD, depression and anxiety in academic settings becomes increasingly common, the bill goes beyond medical applications to enable the recreational use of psychedelics. However, some lawmakers say Wiener`s approach goes too far. Among the drugs he would legalize is ketamine, which law enforcement says is sometimes used to facilitate sexual assault. California has been at the forefront of psychedelic policy change for years. In 2019, the city of Oakland was “the first in the country to decriminalize a wide range of psychedelics such as psilocybin mushrooms and ayahuasca.” Similarly, Santa Cruz city leaders unanimously agreed in early 2020 to “decriminalize adult use, possession, and cultivation of psychoactive entheogenic plants and mushrooms.” More broadly, Decriminalize California, a popular statewide initiative to legalize psilocybin mushrooms in the Golden State via an election initiative, gained considerable momentum, but unfortunately stalled after the COVID-19 outbreak made it virtually impossible to collect signatures face-to-face. The state Senate has passed a bill to legalize hallucinogenic drugs for Californians 21 and older. Could psychedelics become the next cannabis? Most importantly: Is buying a dosed chocolate bar in a main store really legal? The answer, according to the Oakland Police Department, is clearly no. Several research universities have invested in research into the medical potential of psychedelics, especially in the last couple of years. UC San Francisco`s Neuroscape Psychedelics division was established in March 2021 with $6.4 million in private funding. The Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, founded in September 2020, is backed by $17 million in private funding. “Entheogenic agents for religious use,” Hodges says.
“When Oakland passed this resolution, it was a sign. I had been interested in mushrooms for a long time, but I hadn`t tried them yet. To confirm the presence of the purported active ingredients in the Bliss range, The Standard brought two bars – “Magic Mushroom Chocolate” and “Holy Grail” – to Harrens, where samples were tested for a number of psychedelic compounds, including psilocybin and psilocin. (It`s worth noting that the lab made headlines for cannabis industry magazine MJBizDaily last year when its license was revoked and then reinstated by court settlement.) But these are some of the most progressive enclaves in California. Whether the entire state is willing to accept psychedelics is a question that will be answered this summer when the state assembly considers Wiener`s bill. The convention has a bloc of moderate Democrats — some representing swing districts — who sometimes side with Republicans to kill liberal laws. Psilocybin or magic mushrooms could be offered as a medical treatment in Los Angeles in the near future. How is the city preparing for the potential psychedelic wave? New scientific research shows that psychedelics can help people with PTSD learn new thought patterns and overcome trauma. Last year, the California Senate passed Bill 519, which would decriminalize magic mushrooms as well as other psychedelics. The measure has yet to be adopted by the National Assembly. But Sen. Scott Weiner, who drafted the bill, withdrew it before a vote to garner more support.
The failure of Senate Bill 519 would have changed that by decriminalizing the possession, sharing and non-commercial exchange of certain psychedelics for people 21 and older. Magic mushrooms have been included in this bill. Here, we`ll go into more detail about the laws and regulations for magic mushrooms, LSD, MDMA, ketamine, and more in the state of California. Under California law, psilocybin and psilocyne, two active ingredients in “magic mushrooms,” are classified as controlled hallucinogenic substances on List I. It is very common to confuse these two closely related terms: legalization and decriminalization. Magic mushroom spores are already legal to buy and sell throughout the state of California because they contain none of the restricted substances – psilocybin and psilocin.