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California Assembly Committee Passes Psychedelics Bill
- pmoriarty 5y agoA step in the right direction, but... ""Just to clarify, the bill does not decriminalize the sale of psychedelics. It does not decriminalize in any way, giving or sharing or otherwise providing psychedelics to anyone under 21. All of that will remain illegal." That's still unjust and counterproductive, as it continues to enable organized crime's involvement in the production and distribution of psychedelics and does nothing to ensure that psychedelics are pure, and funnels a lot of the money from their sale in to the pockets of organized crime instead of taxing them and having that money go to the state. Dealers shouldn't be arrested for selling any more than users are for using either. Arrest for this is unjust and immoral, and we know primarily the incarceration falls on the heads of minorities, something that has its roots in racist drug laws. But despite all the downsides, decriminalization is still better than keeping psychedelics completely illegal.