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In Massachusetts, voters face four questions on the ballot. The fourth one is particularly interesting because it would make ‘shrooms and a few other psychedelic drugs legal in the Bay State.
Thequestion,whichmadeitswayontotheballotviapetition,hasalengthydescriptionofthelawthatvoterswhoaren’tpassionateaboutoreducatedontheissuemaynotbothertoread.Theresearchdocumentthecommonwealthprovidesgivesevenmoredetail,alongwithadvocacystatementsforandagainstthelaw.
“Thisproposedlawwouldallowpersonsaged21andoldertogrow,possess,andusecertainnaturalpsychedelicsubstancesincertaincircumstances,”theballotquestionreadsinpart.“Thepsychedelicsubstancesallowedwouldbetwosubstancesfoundinmushrooms(psilocybinandpsilocyn)andthreesubstancesfoundinplants(dimethyltryptamine,mescaline,andibogaine).”
Underthelaw,thecommonwealthwouldlicenseandregulatefacilitieswhereconsumerscouldpurchasepsychedelics,anditleavescitiesandtownssomeleewaywhenitcomestowhenandwherethefacilitiesoperate.ButthelawbringsBayStatersanothergiftintheformofincr
