Lucid News write
Last month Minneapolis became the first U.S. city to decriminalize psychedelic plants and fungi through an executive order by the mayor. It’s a true milestone.
Not only did Mayor Jacob Frey take unilateral action, but according to a representative from the Mayor’s office, he suffered no political backlash. Another sign of how the psychedelic landscape is changing.
Previously 19 cities and states had enacted laws that effectively removed local penalties for the possession of magic mushrooms, ayahuasca, iboga, and San Pedro. In some cases, the policy reform came from ballot initiatives. In others, resolutions were passed by city councils. As in Minneapolis, the new laws usually focus on making enforcement of prohibition the city’s lowest priority. Even though these substances remain illegal at the federal level, on the Schedule 1 list.
But the Minneapolis executive order is the first time that a mayor has shown the confidence to act alone. There is a reason Frey felt confident. Community organizers had spent years laying the groundwork for decriminalization, building support for policy change. When they met with Frey to propose the idea of an executive order, they came prepared.
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