Applying Lessons From Cannabis to the Psychedelic Highway

Abstract

In 2020, Oregon became the first state in the US to decriminalize use of many illicit substances, including mushrooms containing psilocybin, and allow adults aged 21 years and older to take psilocybin under supervision in state-licensed service centers. Numerous states and municipalities have since proposed similar policies, 1 a process catalyzed by excitement about positive clinical trials of psychedelics for psychiatric conditions 2,3 and the entry of commercial interests into psychedelic drug development.