The Oakland City Council unanimously passed a resolution last week effectively decriminalizing the adult use of hallucinogens derived from plants or fungi, including entheogenic mushrooms and the psychoactive alkaloids found in the peyote cactus.
The lawmakers agreed to prohibit city money from being used “to assist in the enforcement of laws imposing criminal penalties” against individuals who possess, cultivate, or ingest several plant-based mind-altering substances, which are still illegal under federal and state law. The new citywide policy does not apply to synthetic psychedelics, such as LSD and ecstasy.
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