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As state effort at legalization grows, Seattle asks police to deprioritize ‘magic mushrooms’

The Seattle City Council Monday approved a resolution asking Seattle Police to not enforce laws against drugs like magic mushrooms.

The resolution from Councilmember Andrew Lewis directs SPD to deprioritize arrests related to drugs including psilocybin despite federal restrictions on the mind-altering substances.

In 2020, Oregon became the first state to legalize psilocybin for mental health and therapeutic use.

Monday’s session was not a mellow affair. Seattle City Council Insight reports that Councilmember Kshama Sawant representing Capitol Hill and the Central District voted against the resolution, preferring her own efforts at a decriminalization ordinance that would have been legally binding and not just a deprioritization recommendation.

Seattle’s resolution does not apply to LSD, ketamine or MDMA because those substances don’t meet the definition of “living, fresh, dried or processed plant or fungal material, including teas or powders,” Bloomberg reports, adding that the drugs are an increasingly popular target for pharmaceutical investment.

The most likely path to progress for companies shaping the industry in Washington comes at the state level where efforts are already underway to make the state the second in the union to legalize mushrooms and related drugs.

 

 

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