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California Assembly Passes Bill to Decriminalize Psychedelic Drugs
Breitbart ^ | 09/07/2023 | Paul Bois

Posted on 09/08/2023 6:49:53 AM PDT by DFG

The Democrat-controlled California state assembly passed a bill that will decriminalize psychedelic drugs for personal use.

“The measure cleared the lower house of the Democratic-controlled state legislature Wednesday, with 42 members voting yes, 13 opposed and 25 not voting. Five of the Assembly’s 13 Republican members joined their Democratic colleagues to vote for the bill,” noted the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

"A broader version of the bill previously passed the state senate. That chamber is expected to pass the final version by next week, sending the measure to Gov. Gavin Newsom,” it added.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to publicly state his position on the matter. If he were to sign the bill, Californians over the age of 21 will be legally allowed to “ingest, possess, cultivate or transport small amounts of psychedelic drugs such as hallucinogenic mushrooms.”

The selling and distribution of such drugs will still remain illegal.

As Breitbart News reported, an article recently published this month in the journal Addiction found that the use of “magic” mushrooms by young adults has nearly doubled in three years along with other hallucinogenic drugs. Roughly 6.6 percent of young adults in 2021 (aged 19 to 30) used hallucinogenic drugs other than LSD, up from 3.4 percent in 2018. Psilocybin, a.k.a. “magic” mushrooms, stood chief among the hallucinogenic drugs used other than LSD. Roughly eight percent of young adults used some kind of hallucinogenic drug in 2021. Men experiment with such drugs at a higher rate than women.

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TOPICS: US: California
KEYWORDS: california; decriminalize; drugs; legalization; newsom; psychedelic
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To: OttawaFreeper
CIA: MKUltra



BTW, I am surprised it didn't happen in Seattle or Washington (state) first... or is it already legal there?
21 posted on 09/08/2023 9:22:25 AM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: DFG

MK-ULTRA coming to the streets of San Francisco... thus will get interesting.
When Newsom runs... he’s going to have a lot weird questions to answer. I don’t think they’ll convey to the public as much as the Demster-fire’s truely believe.


22 posted on 09/08/2023 10:04:04 AM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: econjack

To the crowd outside the night Gavin Newsom announced he had won the special election and had defeated his recall as Governor:

“Everyone should remember, what happens first in California happens later all across the United States.”
(crowd cheers and applauds).

I admit, we’re all eating more avocados lately.


23 posted on 09/08/2023 11:23:43 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: OttawaFreeper

True.


24 posted on 09/08/2023 11:25:08 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: DFG

So, as normal people continue to flee CA, druggies of all stripes should begin to flock there.


25 posted on 09/08/2023 1:55:15 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: frank ballenger

I’d never make it in CA. I’m overweight, conservative, and don’t like avocados.


26 posted on 09/08/2023 7:13:14 PM PDT by econjack
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To: econjack

You’ll have to be content living in the United States. You don’t sound cut out for Kalifornia.
That’s a compliment.


27 posted on 09/08/2023 10:58:51 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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