Detroit Votes To Decriminalize , Psychedelic Drugs Like , Magic Mushrooms.<br />On November 2, voters in Detroit backed a proposal to decriminalize some psychedelic plants and fungi, including magic mushrooms.<br />On November 2, voters in Detroit backed a proposal to decriminalize some psychedelic plants and fungi, including magic mushrooms.<br />Approximately 61% of voters <br />said "Yes" to Proposal E.<br />Over 93,000 ballots were cast out<br />of the city's 502,000 registered voters.<br />Once the measure is approved, the city will decriminalize the personal possession and use of entheogenic plants and fungi by adults. .<br />According to 'Newsweek,' this also means that city police will consider entheogenic plants and fungi one of their , "lowest law enforcement priorities.".<br />The sale of entheogenic plants <br />and fungi in the city will still not be <br />decriminalized under the new measure.<br />The vote means Detroit joins several other <br />U.S. locations that have loosened restrictions <br />on certain psychoactive substances.<br />The changes come amid a so-called , "psychedelic renaissance.".<br />In 2019, Denver, Colorado, became <br />the first U.S. city to decriminalize personal <br />possession of magic mushrooms.<br />'Newsweek' reports that since then, Oakland, California, Ann Arbor, Michigan, the District of Columbia and the state of Oregon have taken similar steps
