{"id":52627,"date":"2020-11-30T18:42:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T18:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/activists-want-to-bring-legal-shroom-therapy-and-drug-decrim-to-washington-state\/"},"modified":"2020-11-30T18:42:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T18:42:34","slug":"activists-want-to-bring-legal-shroom-therapy-and-drug-decrim-to-washington-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/activists-want-to-bring-legal-shroom-therapy-and-drug-decrim-to-washington-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Activists Want to Bring Legal Shroom Therapy and Drug Decrim to Washington State"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This Election Day, Oregon<\/u><\/a> passed two of the most progressive drug reform measures in US history, legalizing psilocybin-assisted therapy and decriminalizing possession of all drugs. Now, activists in neighboring Washington state are hoping to follow their lead. <\/p>\n

Washington was one of many states that hoped to include major drug reform initiatives on its 2020 election ballot, but activists were forced to suspend their signature-gathering efforts<\/u><\/a> during the coronavirus lockdown. The next midterm election is two years away, but activists are already implementing plans to draft drug reform measures<\/u><\/a> for the upcoming ballot.<\/p>\n

David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner’s natural soap company and a major supporter of US drug reform initiatives<\/u><\/a>, told the <\/u>Daily Beast<\/em><\/u><\/a> that he plans to help bring psilocybin-assisted therapy to Washington in 2022. In the 2020 election, Bronner donated nearly $5 million to help Oregon’s successful psilocybin therapy<\/u><\/a> and drug decriminalization<\/u><\/a> campaigns. The company also donated $1.4 million to support adult-use legalization<\/u><\/a> in Montana and South Dakota, and another $650,000 to help Washington DC’s psychedelics decriminalization measure<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n