The whole premise of this veto is that the infrastructure isn’t set up for mushrooms to be used as a safe medicine. Which completely ignores the fact that most people who use mushrooms do so recreationally; who gives a shit if it can or can’t be used by the medical system? That would be great, but it has no bearing on whether mushrooms should be legalized.
If CA decriminalizes it, everyone would be looking toward the state to see its success or failure. Opponents would try to find any excuse to shut it down whether in CA or other states. So if we can set up guidelines and necessary infrastructure for safe use, both medically and recreationally, it would be better for long term success of psylocybin legalization.
And in California, just parts of it. Oakland has outright decriminalization and you can go to smoke shops and buy chocolates. It’s still technically illegal in San Francisco, but every large event, or even day in the park, there’s some guy walking around openly selling mushrooms and joints.
The reason it is even considered to be legalized is the medical use in the first place, not people partying on shrooms. So I donno what youre on about.
It should be legalized because making a fungus illegal is fucking stupid.
Yea like why would guns get banned even though its fun to shoot around recreationally. See how fucking stupid that sounds? Things need to be regulated. While mushrooms are obviously way less dangerous than guns, they can still pose risks for mental and physical health if not handled correctly, and minimizing that risk is very important. Im not saying delaying legalization is justified in this case, but it is definitely a valid approach,as long as measures are taken to improve the situation.
I asked Bing’s chatbot who was against the bill (who funded “The California Coalition for Psychedelic Safety and Education”), and this is what it told me.
The California Coalition for Psychedelic Safety and Education does not disclose its sources of funding on its website1. However, some of its members have been involved in other anti-drug campaigns, such as the Drug Free America Foundation and the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids2. These groups have received funding from various sources, including pharmaceutical companies, private foundations, and government agencies2. It is possible that the coalition receives some of its funding from similar sources, but this is not confirmed. The coalition claims to be a grassroots organization of concerned citizens who want to protect public health and safety1.
