CALIFORNIA — An effort seeking to legalize the possession, sale, and use of psilocybin mushrooms statewide in California was cleared this month to start gathering enough signatures to get the ballot initiative before voters in 2024.
The recent title and summary approval from the Secretary of State’s Office allows the reform effort organized by Decriminalize California to move forward for a third time after failing to collect enough signatures in 2020 and 2022.
This year, organizers see an easier path to land on the ballot, citing a lower 546,651 signature threshold, and the absence of pandemic-era roadblocks that made signature gathering more difficult. Volunteers have until Jan. 10 to meet that goal.
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