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A Kansas lawmaker has filed a bill to legalize the low-level possession and cultivation of psilocybin mushrooms.<\/p>\n
Rep. Aaron Coleman (D), a 21-year-old legislator who has been embroiled in controversy over a series of encounters with law enforcement, is sponsoring the legislation. It would remove criminal penalties for possessing up to 50 grams of psilocybin or psilocyn or cultivating the psychedelic compounds.<\/p>\n
Under the proposal, possession of more than 50 grams but less than 100 grams would be a civil offense punishable by a maximum $250 fine. Possessing more than 100 grams of the psychedelic would be considered a Class C misdemeanor, carrying a fine of up to $500 and a one month in jail.<\/p>\n
The legislation<\/a>, titled the \u201cLegalized Homegrown Psilocybin Mushroom Act of 2022,\u201d would amend state statute to make it so it \u201cshall not be a violation\u201d of state law \u201cto cultivate psilocyn or psilocybin.\u201d<\/p>\n Last year, Coleman introduced a bill to broadly decriminalize drug possession<\/a> in the state that did not advance. And getting a psychedelics reform bill enacted in Kansas would be difficult enough on its own in the conservative legislature, the lawmaker\u2019s recent arrests<\/a> over suspicion of driving while under the influence likely will not help him build support. The young lawmaker has also previously been arrested<\/a> on domestic violence charges and faced accusations of abuse and harassment.<\/p>\n Coleman told Marijuana Moment in a phone interview last year that he was inspired to file his broad drug decriminalization bill by a voter-approved initiative in Oregon<\/a>\u00a0that ends the threat of jail time for simple drug possession.<\/p>\n The filing of the psilocybin measure also comes as Kansas Democratic leaders are pushing to let voters decide on legalizing medical and adult-use marijuana<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n \u2014 House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer (D) and Assistant Minority Leader Jason Probst (D) held a briefing on the plans this month, emphasizing that constituents are eager for the reform and so the proposed constitutional amendments would let them decide since the GOP-controlled legislature has failed to act.<\/p>\n The legislative leaders say they expect to have the full, or nearly full, support of the Democratic caucus behind these cannabis proposals as well as a separate Medicaid expansion constitutional amendment they\u2019re introducing.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a medical cannabis bill that the House passed last year is stalled in the Senate<\/a>, where a move by the body\u2019s president to redirect it to a committee he controls caused the cancellation of hearings before another panel that were scheduled for this week.<\/p>\n Gov. Laura Kelly (D), for her part, supports medical cannabis. She previously pushed a separate proposal that would\u00a0legalize medical cannabis and use the resulting revenue<\/a>\u00a0to support Medicaid expansion, with Rep. Brandon Woodard (D)\u00a0filing the measure on the governor\u2019s behalf<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kelly has she said she wants voters to put\u00a0pressure on their representatives to get the reform passed<\/a>.<\/p>\n The governor said in 2020 that while she wouldn\u2019t personally advocate for adult-use legalization, she\u00a0wouldn\u2019t rule out signing the reform<\/a>\u00a0into law if a reform bill arrived on her desk.<\/p>\n Marijuana Banking Bill Sponsor Says He\u2019s \u2018Gonna Get That Darn Thing Passed\u2019 Before Leaving Office<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Photo courtesy of Wikimedia\/Mushroom Observer<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Controversial Kansas Lawmaker Files Bill To Legalize Psilocybin Possession And Cultivation<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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