May Ballot Issue: Psilocybin Mushroom Initiative
An initiative to decriminalize the use and possession of mushrooms containing the psychedelic compound psilocybin is on the ballot for voters in Denver, Colorado, on May 7, 2019.
| A “yes” vote is a vote in favor of making the adult possession and use of psilocybin mushrooms the lowest law enforcement priority in Denver and prohibiting the city from spending resources on enforcing related penalties. |
| A “no” vote is a vote against making the adult possession and use of psilocybin mushrooms the lowest law enforcement priority in Denver and prohibiting the city from spending resources on enforcing related penalties. |
Psilocybin mushrooms are classified as an illegal Schedule I drug under federal law. Schedule I drugs include substances that are not recognized for medical use and that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) defines as having a high potential for abuse and dependence. Decriminalize Denver stated that the initiative aims to place possession and use of psilocybin mushrooms at the lowest level of law enforcement priority rather than to legalize the substance.[3][4]
Text of the measure
| “ | Shall the voters of the City and County of Denver adopt an ordinance to the Denver Revised Municipal Code that would make the personal use and personal possession of psilocybin mushrooms by persons twenty-one (21) years of age and older the city’s lowest law-enforcement priority, prohibit the city from spending resources to impose criminal penalties for the personal use and personal possession of psilocybin mushrooms by persons twenty-one (21) years of age and older, and establish the psilocybin mushroom policy review panel to assess and report on the effects of the ordinance?[2] | ” |
The full text of the initiative is available here.
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