ut-of-state interests have spent more than $2.5 million to get Proposition 122 on next month’s ballot, and, the grandson of Dr. Bronner, has been a fan of psychedelics since taking a trip to Amsterdam in the 1990s. He believes mushrooms could help treat the mental health crisis in America and that legalizing the fungi under the supervision of the state—as outlined in Prop 122—is likely the best way to garner broad support. “Most of the psychedelically naive population is not comfortable yet in a decriminalized context,” Bronner says. Instead, novices may need the reassurance that comes with being guided by a licensed professional. Bronner’s support, however, could backfire: The money being spent in support of Prop 122 has led to mistrust among opponents. Nicole Foerster of Decriminalize Nature Boulder County, for example, believes Bronner is an example of “big, out-of-state money and out-of-state interests dictating local Colorado policy.”
Money Man
Sep 30, 2022
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