California bill SB 58 just passed out of the “suspense file,” and actually has a path to pass. Summary An act to amend Sections 11054, 11350, 11364, 11364.7, 1

California bill SB 58 just passed out of the “suspense file,” and actually has a path to pass. Summary An act to amend Sections 11054, 11350, 11364, 11364.7, 11365, 11377, 11379, 11382, and 11550 of, to add Sections 11350.1 and 11377.1 to, to add and repeal Section 11214 of, to repeal Section 11999 of, and to repeal Article 7 (commencing with Section 11390) of Chapter 6 of Division 10 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances. Would move forward access to a subset of these substances in California. Full text of latest version here: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB58/2023 https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB58/2023 I am personally strongly in favor of this bill, and more broadly decriminalizing a wider variety of drugs, and focusing more resources on research, medical uses, addiction prevention, treatment and prosecuting related secondary crimes like robbery etc… I do worry about folks who perhaps have experienced the legal weed phenomenon stepping up to DMT or large mushroom doses and not being prepared. I know this is just decriminalizing, but access follows. Ultimately I believe it is the individual choice and the benefits outweigh the damages, but I am not certain how it all plays out when the real numbers are in.