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\n<\/span>Minnesota lawmakers sent Gov. Tim Walz (D)<\/span><\/a> a bill to create a Psychedelic Medicine Task Force to study the medical benefits of psilocybin, MDMA and LSD and prepare the state for possible legalization.<\/span>
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