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Massachusetts Natural Psychedelics Act Heads for 2024 Ballot

Massachusetts Natural Psychedelics Act Heads for 2024 Ballot

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

A Massachusetts ballot proposal for 2024 would reduce penalties for possessing natural psychedelics including psilocybin.

A Massachusetts ballot proposal for 2024 would reduce penalties for possessing natural psychedelics including psilocybin.

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psilocybin, psilocin, DMT, mescaline, ibogaine

psilocybin, psilocin, DMT, mescaline, ibogaine

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Massachusetts psychedelics legalization to appear on 2024 ballot

Massachusetts psychedelics legalization to appear on 2024 ballot

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Massachusetts Is Making Progress Toward Decriminalizing Natural Psychedelic Substances

Massachusetts Is Making Progress Toward Decriminalizing Natural Psychedelic Substances

The "Natural Psychedelic Substances Act" has been introduced for consideration on the 2024 ballot. This act proposes to reduce the criminal penalties for possessing certain amounts of entheogens like DMT, mescaline, ibogaine, psilocybin, and psilocin. “We’re facing a severe mental health crisis in Massachusetts and across the country,” petitioner Sarko Gergerian, a police lieutenant and psychotherapist, said in a press release.

The "Natural Psychedelic Substances Act" has been introduced for consideration on the 2024 ballot. This act proposes to reduce the criminal penalties for possessing certain amounts of entheogens like DMT, mescaline, ibogaine, psilocybin, and psilocin. “We’re facing a severe mental health crisis in Massachusetts and across the country,” petitioner Sarko Gergerian, a police lieutenant and psychotherapist, said in a press release.

Massachusetts psychedelics legalization on 2024 ballot

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