If approved there, it would head to the full Council for a final vote. The memo from Gallo's office cautioned that such a model would make consumers "dependent on industry and authority for access." For example, California activists are also working to draft a ballot initiative to decriminalize psilocybin statewide. Elsewhere, activists in Oregon are already collecting signatures for an initiative that would legalize psilocybin for medical use and otherwise reduce penalties for the substance. Both the California and Oregon efforts aim to qualify the measures for their state's 2020 presidential election ballots.

Source: Forbes May 16, 2019 19:30 UTC