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Why Decentralization Is the Key to Ending the War on Drugs

On May 17, 2019, the City of Denver decriminalized the use and possession of psilocybin mushrooms via referendum. Nevertheless, the vote was a nail-biter as the initiative was only passed by a tight margin of 50.5 percent to 49.5 percent. One of Many However, Denver was not alone in drug reform developments. Certain counties in Texas are…

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Denver’s Effort to Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms Shows the Drug War’s Next Phase

The state of Colorado has never shied from taking unprecedented moves toward ending the drug war. In 2013, it became the first state in the country to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. Wednesday night, the Centennial State made history once more by becoming the first state to have one of its cities vote to decriminalize…