OPINION (CP) – The city of Denver is set to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms, a move a former drug addict says is opening the city up to demonic activity, just as it does in the life of a drug user. Final unofficial results posted late in the afternoon Wednesday showed that Initiative 301, a measure which essentially tells the police to look the other way regarding adult psilocybin use, is slated to narrowly pass with 50.6 percent of the vote, according to the Denver Post.
The outcome will not be known for a few more days as the city waits on military and overseas ballots; the official results will be certified on May 16. “We’ll see what the final numbers are, but we’re a little stunned to see a 7,000-vote flip overnight on that,” said Jeff Hunt, director of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University. “We’ll continue to fight the growing drug culture. Denver’s becoming the illicit drug capital of the world. The larger issue here is not good for our city.” READ MORE
