Oregon's law decriminalizing small amounts of heroin and other street drugs officially goes into effect (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images Many claim medicinal uses - depression, PTSD and other disorders - as is the case in some European countries. Activists in Colorado, Oregon and California have pushed for approval of psilocybin mushrooms and now folks in the District are starting. With the legalization of marijuana, advocates are now pushing for other legalizations, like psilocybin mushrooms. That law expires July 1 but there is yet no replacement, as lawmakers failed to pass a new drug statute in the most recent legislative session, according to the governor’s office.Ī DC resident has an operation growing psilocybin mushrooms, including this Galindoi variation of Psilocybe mexicana mushrooms, in Washington, DC, on Monday, February 5, 2020. In response, lawmakers passed a temporary law that made drug possession a misdemeanor as they worked to pass a longer-term fix. In a 2021 ruling known as the “Blake case,” the Washington Supreme Court overturned the state law that made drug possession a felony, saying that the law was unconstitutional because it did not require prosecutors to prove the offender had criminal intent.

The special session comes after several twists and turns in the state’s drug possession laws in the past two years. Details are still being negotiated, but caucus leaders share the desire to pass a bill.” “Cities and counties are eager to see a statewide policy that balances accountability and treatment, and I believe we can produce a bipartisan bill that does just that.

“My office and I have been meeting with legislators from all four caucuses and I am very optimistic about reaching an agreement that can pass both chambers,” Inslee said in a statement. Jay Inslee announced plans Tuesday to call a special legislative session this month to pass a new drug possession law that, if not passed, could lead to the legalization of all drug possession in the state.

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