Westword
Starting in March, a roster of selected community members and experts in natural medicine, public health, public safety, youth advocacy, social justice and tribal Indigenous interests will begin meeting monthly to “review, discuss and make recommendations on policy direction and possible natural medicine licensing laws and rules,” according to the Denver Department of Excise & Licenses, which is behind the formation of the city’s new Natural Medicine Work Group (NMWG).
“Anybody who wants to participate and provide input will have that opportunity,” says Molly Duplechian, executive director of Excise & Licenses.
Today, February 29, is the first day that people can start applying to be part of the NMWG.
“We are definitely looking for people with background and subject matter expertise, or lived experiences that we think are relevant here. But if there are just community members who have experience with natural medicine and want to have an input in how this model will look in Denver, we’re also looking for those voices, as well,” Duplechian says.
Denver was the first city in the country to decriminalize psilocybin, in 2019; the local ballot initiative also created a psilocybin work group that comprised psilocybin advocates and city and law enforcement officials. However, the NMWG is being created in response to the statewide Natural Medicine Health Act, or Proposition 122, which legalized medical psilocybin and decriminalized psilocybin, DMT, ibogaine and mescaline for adults 21 and up.
Source:
https://www.westword.com/marijuana/denver-needs-experts-for-a-psychedelics-advisory-group-19671483