R.J. Johnson via KFYI
The walls in Denver, Colorado may be melting more often after voters passed a citywide initiative that decriminalizes psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in so-called ‘magic mushrooms.’
The Denver Psilocybin Mushroom Initiative passed in a close vote taken Tuesday, with the ‘Yes’ side winning by fewer than 2,000 votes or around 50.5%. Final results will not be certified until May 16.
The initiative makes the use or possession of psilocybin by people 21 and older the lowest enforcement priority for police and prosecutors. It also establishes a review panel that will be charged with analyzing the public safety, administrative, fiscal and health impacts after decriminalizing psilocybin.
