https://www.marijuanamoment.net/oakland-activists-unveil-plan-to-legalize-sale-of-psychedelics-this-year/
"Oakland became the first city to decriminalize a wide range of psychedelics last year—and now activists are announcing plans to pursue broader reform through a measure to legalize the sale and cultivation of entheogenic substances in the city.
Decriminalize Nature, the advocacy group behind the movement to enact decriminalization in cities across the country, will spearhead the project to pioneer a regulatory framework for substances such as psilocybin, ayahuasca and ibogaine. Councilmember Noel Gallo (D), who sponsored last year’s reform resolution focused on personal possession, will also provide guidance as activists work to draft language for a legalization measure that they hope to have prepared for Council consideration by September.
The news comes just one day after the Santa Cruz City Council unanimously approved a resolution to deprioritize enforcement of psychedelics criminalization similar to Oakland’s current policy."
"Oakland became the first city to decriminalize a wide range of psychedelics last year—and now activists are announcing plans to pursue broader reform through a measure to legalize the sale and cultivation of entheogenic substances in the city.
Decriminalize Nature, the advocacy group behind the movement to enact decriminalization in cities across the country, will spearhead the project to pioneer a regulatory framework for substances such as psilocybin, ayahuasca and ibogaine. Councilmember Noel Gallo (D), who sponsored last year’s reform resolution focused on personal possession, will also provide guidance as activists work to draft language for a legalization measure that they hope to have prepared for Council consideration by September.
The news comes just one day after the Santa Cruz City Council unanimously approved a resolution to deprioritize enforcement of psychedelics criminalization similar to Oakland’s current policy."