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Story isn't entirely accurate, Connecticut decriminalized them a couple years ago: https://apnews.com/0216054dc6cd453f8d83de8bbc84caeb https://apnews.com/02160

Story isn't entirely accurate, Connecticut decriminalized them a couple years ago: https://apnews.com/0216054dc6cd453f8d83de8bbc84caeb https://apnews.com/0216054dc6cd453f8d83de8bbc84caeb https://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/ACT/pa/pdf/2015PA-00002-R00HB-07104SS1-PA.pdf https://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/ACT/pa/pdf/2015PA-00002-R00HB-07...

Scipio_Afri 8y ago
Did a search, don't see "mushroom" or "psilocybin" specifically mentioned in either of those links. Mind pointing specifically to what you're referring to?
- Alex3917 8y ago
  Search for 'hallucinogenic' in the second link. The text in bold brackets is what was deleted in the new version. It doesn't single out psilocybin specifically, they just decriminalized all drugs including hallucinogens.
anythingnonidin 8y ago
Sort of. "Connecticut’s drug laws will go from some of the most draconian in the country to some of the most lenient this fall when most drug possession crimes are reduced from felonies to misdemeanors" So drug possession is still a misdemeanor in CT. When I hear decriminalized I think no criminal penalties and civil infraction only, and technically decriminalization really means no penalties. Sadly, that's not what this is. Still, the Connecticut policy is a step the right direction. The Denver one isn't technically decriminalization either, but it's effectively decriminalization, at least in terms of Denver city police. Also, there are a number of other states that have reduced criminal penalties for drug possession from felony to misdemeanor, such as Oregon and California.
- Alex3917 8y ago
  Good clarification. For all intents and purposes though getting caught with mushrooms goes from being extremely scary to not scary at all. Even though theoretically they can put you in prison for a year for the misdemeanor, in practice you're probably more likely to get a $300 fine as long as you weren't in a school zone. Even though everyone hated Malloy for whatever reason, he actually did a lot of good stuff for the state and it seems like Lamont is going to keep expanding on the criminal justice reform stuff that he got started. And now that Toni Boucher is finally gone it will hopefully keep passing.

Scipio_Afri 8y ago

Did a search, don't see "mushroom" or "psilocybin" specifically mentioned in either of those links. Mind pointing specifically to what you're referring to?

Alex3917 8y ago
Search for 'hallucinogenic' in the second link. The text in bold brackets is what was deleted in the new version. It doesn't single out psilocybin specifically, they just decriminalized all drugs including hallucinogens.

anythingnonidin 8y ago

Sort of. "Connecticut’s drug laws will go from some of the most draconian in the country to some of the most lenient this fall when most drug possession crimes are reduced from felonies to misdemeanors" So drug possession is still a misdemeanor in CT. When I hear decriminalized I think no criminal penalties and civil infraction only, and technically decriminalization really means no penalties. Sadly, that's not what this is. Still, the Connecticut policy is a step the right direction. The Denver one isn't technically decriminalization either, but it's effectively decriminalization, at least in terms of Denver city police. Also, there are a number of other states that have reduced criminal penalties for drug possession from felony to misdemeanor, such as Oregon and California.

Alex3917 8y ago
Good clarification. For all intents and purposes though getting caught with mushrooms goes from being extremely scary to not scary at all. Even though theoretically they can put you in prison for a year for the misdemeanor, in practice you're probably more likely to get a $300 fine as long as you weren't in a school zone. Even though everyone hated Malloy for whatever reason, he actually did a lot of good stuff for the state and it seems like Lamont is going to keep expanding on the criminal justice reform stuff that he got started. And now that Toni Boucher is finally gone it will hopefully keep passing.