Denver Voting to Decriminalize Mushrooms Monday 5/6/19

[kieranperez]

Well it’s coming to a vote Monday to decriminalize mushrooms this upcoming Monday in a vote in the city of Denver, Colorado.

I myself am personally making amends to move out to the Denver/Boulder area this coming Fall. 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwiR1O6v5ILiAhXgJzQIHZYzBbEQzPwBCAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2019%2F01%2F09%2Fhealth%2Fdenver-magic-mushrooms-trnd%2Findex.html&psig=AOvVaw3x7A6fZ3RSM609xYVYq95N&ust=1557090528538184

[Forestluv]

Oregon votes to legalize shrooms in 2020. The polling has the measure deadlocked. There are a ton of undecideds. 

[kieranperez]

What’s funny is that my huge stoner psychedelic friends from high school that went off the deep end using psychedelics just for recreation don’t want to see this legalized... go figure 

[tedens]

What is the lowest law enforcement priority. What penalty?

[XYZ]

"Lowest Priority" means it's generally not enforced, like with marijuana in California during the 10 years before legalization. 

[kieranperez]

*mindfully bangs head against concrete wall*

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjhuenZqoziAhVBKH0KHeFeD8gQzPwBegQIARAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fnation%2F2019%2F05%2F07%2Fdenver-votes-no-magic-mushrooms-historic-vote-psilocybin%2F1131741001%2F&psig=AOvVaw2_bzUgZGgUKrERqs27GZHh&ust=1557418644466072

[Forestluv]

The results are encouraging: 48% yes is higher than I would have guessed. They will need to modify the initiative to address some community concerns and continue to increase awareness. I predict the next time on the ballot will pass. There will be more no-to-yes vote changes than yes-to-no over time.

Below is an article with a local perspective:

https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/denver-rejects-measure-to-decriminalize-magic-mushrooms