Lawmakers in New York have filed legislation to legalize certain psychedelics such as magic mushrooms.
Bill A00114 would legalize the “possession, use, cultivation, production, creation, analysis, gifting, exchange, or sharing by or between natural persons of twenty-one years of age or older of a natural plant or fungus-based hallucinogen.” The measure has been -prefiled for the 2023-2024 session, which begins tomorrow, and is co-sponsored by Assemblymembers Linda Rosenthal, Jo Anne Simon, and Karines Reyes
According to the text of the measure, “natural plant or fungus-based hallucinogen” refers to DMT, ibogaine, mescaline, psilocybin, and psilocin. These same substances became legal just days ago in Colorado due to voters passing a citizen’s initiative the month before.
The bill would explicitly remove these substances from the state’s list of Schedule 1 Controlled Substances. State or local law enforcement agencies will be prohibited from cooperating with federal agents or agencies who are attempting to enforce the federal controlled substances list related to the substances it would legalize.
The proposal would apply to those 21 and older.
