Politics & Government

Legalizing Psychedelics Could Become A Ballot Question In Massachusetts

That's the question being weighed by a national drug policy group that has already notched similar reforms in two other states.

(CBS News Boston)

July 11, 2023

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON - It's been nearly seven years since Massachusetts voters endorsed legalizing recreational marijuana, so might it be time to reconsider the state's approach toward psychedelic substances?

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That's the question being weighed by a national drug policy group that has already notched similar reforms in two other states.

A group calling itself Massachusetts for Mental Health Options committee filed paperwork with state campaign finance regulators signaling plans to pursue a ballot question that could decriminalize psychedelics.

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