How psychedelic drugs could be used to treat depression, anxiety, PTSD | Just the FAQs

California is on its way to decriminalizing psychedelics. Here’s how this plays into the larger movement to legalize psychedelics across the country. RELATED:

California lawmakers are considering whether to decriminalize psychedelic drugs. State Sen. Scott Wiener's bill aims to decriminalize possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms and other psychedelics.

If this sounds radical, it's actually become something of a movement across the country over the past few years. In 2020, Oregon voters passed a measure to permit supervised use of psilocybin, a natural psychedelic compound, in a therapeutic setting.

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  1. We’ve known their usefulness for decades, but the US remains puritanical and insane regarding narcotics.

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