Legalizing Mushrooms

[Revolutionary Think]

I think you're going to like this one @Leo Gura and I'd also like to know Bernie's stance on mushrooms. https://www.inquisitr.com/5793153/andrew-yang-legalizing-magic-mushrooms/?utm_content=US-Politics&utm_term=NA&utm_medium=twitter-main  

[Cocolove]

Biggest downside of Bernie IMO. He is against it, although not explicitly psilocybin

[Leo Gura]

You have to understand that just because a candidate talks well about a thing doesn't mean it will ever get passed. Legalization of psychedelics will never pass at the national level under any candidates right now. People are not ready for it. Even if Yang wins no one will go along with him on legalizing mushrooms.

This issue is best handled at the local level.

[Forestluv]

This summer, AOC proposed legislation to relax draconian restrictions on psilocibyn research for medical applications. She got next to zero support. There just isn't any legislative support at this time. Having passive support of a president is better than opposition, yet passive support in congress is essentially no support. The move the needle, it would need to be the presidents #1 issue - an issue they would be willing to fight for and use their political capital for. There is no presidential candidate even close to this. Legalizing psilocibyn at the national level will take decades to occur. Notice how half the U.S. states have legalized cannabis, yet it is still about a decade away from national legalization - psychedelics are decades behind cannabis.

The local level is the much better route. For example, Oregon has a state initiative similar to AOCs initiative. Oregon's initiative will allow health care providers to utilize psilocibyn. AOCs initiative has a 0% chance of passing. Oregon's initiative has about a 50% chance of passing. 

[Tanz]

Decriminalization can be in the works which is different than legalization but its a good start.  
Having safe drug dispensary centers and treatment for drug addicts with the use of psychedelics can be an alternative treatment once they realize the conventional treatments take longer and cost more money.  

Psilocybin and stuff like 5meo are the anti-materialism substances so I can see some big push back from mainstream culture that profits so much from people's insecurities and ignorance.  

[Revolutionary Think]

18 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

This issue is best handled at the local level.

That I like to call is trickle up Politics but, I do posit it'll be more likely to pass with support from the President while it's being done at the local level than it is with no support from the President.