From Propostion 122 Legal Declaration: 

3) AN EXTENSIVE AND GROWING BODY OF RESEARCH IS ADVANCING TO SUPPORT THE EFFICACY OF NATURAL MEDICINES COMBINED WITH PSYCHOTHERAPY AS TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, END-OF-LIFE DISTRESS, AND OTHER CONDITIONS.

(10) THE PURPOSE OF THIS NATURAL MEDICINE HEALTH ACT OF 2022 IS TO ESTABLISH A NEW, COMPASSIONATE, AND EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO NATURAL MEDICINES BY: (a) ADOPTING A PUBLIC HEALTH AND HARM REDUCTION APPROACH TO NATURAL MEDICINES BY REMOVING CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PERSONAL USE FOR ADULTS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER; (b) DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING PUBLIC EDUCATION RELATED TO THE USE OF NATURAL MEDICINES AND APPROPRIATE TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS; AND (c) ESTABLISHING REGULATED ACCESS BY ADULTS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER TO NATURAL MEDICINES THAT SHOW PROMISE IN IMPROVING WELL-BEING, LIFE SATISFACTION, AND OVERALL HEALTH.

(2) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE 170, “PERSONAL USE” MEANS THE PERSONAL INGESTION OR USE OF A NATURAL MEDICINE AND INCLUDES THE AMOUNT A PERSON MAY CULTIVATE OR POSSESS OF NATURAL MEDICINE NECESSARY TO SHARE NATURAL MEDICINES WITH OTHER PERSONS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COUNSELING, SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, BENEFICIAL COMMUNITY-BASED USE AND HEALING, SUPPORTED USE, OR RELATED SERVICES. “PERSONAL USE” DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SALE OF NATURAL MEDICINES FOR REMUNERATION. 


Side Effects: 
 

The effects of psilocybin mushrooms include altered perception of time and space and intense changes in mood and feeling. Other possible effects of psilocybin include: euphoria, peacefulness, spiritual awakening, derealization, or the feeling that surroundings are not real, depersonalization, or a dream-like sense of being disengaged from surroundings, distorted thinking, visual alteration and distortion, such as seeing halos of light and vivid colors, dilated pupils, dizziness, drowsiness and yawning impaired concentration, muscle weakness, lack of coordination, unusual body sensations nausea and vomiting, paranoia, confusion, frightening hallucinations, and other physical, mental, and emotion effects. The effects of psilocybin vary between people, based on the user’s mental state, personality, and immediate environment. 
 

 

It is particularly unsafe for people with the following conditions to take psilocybin mushrooms: (a) Psychosis. It may be unsafe for people diagnosed with psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar 1 or 2 disorder, or similar mental health conditions to use psilocybin. (b) Heart problems. Psilocybin could be risky for people with high blood pressure or other types of heart disease. (c) Pregnancy or breastfeeding. Psilocybin’s effects on pregnancy or breastfeeding are unknown and should be avoided. (d) 

Medication use. Psilocybin-containing mushrooms are not recommended for people taking certain medications, which can alter the effects of hallucinogenic substances. Some examples include: Lithium (a drug treating bipolar disorder), Tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil), Haloperidol, an antipsychotic medication, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), and sertraline (Zoloft; see Important Safety Information), Trazodone (Desyrel; see Important Safety Information), Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, such as linezolid (Zyvox) or rasagiline (Azilect),
and St. John’s Wort. 

 

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