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Scott Wiener

Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Passes Senate In Narrow 21-16 Vote

May 25, 2023   11:55 amMay 25, 2023   11:55 am
A bill to decriminalize plant-based psychedelic drugs passed the Senate in a close 21-16 vote on Wednesday, moving the controversial bill to the Assembly. First introduced in December of last year, Senate Bill 58 by Senator Scott Weiner (D-San Francisco) proposed to...
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Scott Wiener

Sen. Wiener’s Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Skips Crucial Committee Vote, Heads Straight To Senate

May 3, 2023   2:32 amMay 3, 2023   6:44 am
A bill t0 decriminalize plant-based psychedelic drugs was moved directly to the Senate without a vote in the Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this week thanks to bill author Senator Scott Wiener invoking a bypass rule. First introduced in December of...
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Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Passes Senate Public Safety Committee

March 23, 2023   1:24 pmMarch 23, 2023   1:25 pm
A bill to decriminalize plant-based psychedelic drugs was passed by the Senate Public Safety Committee this week completing the bill’s first major hurdle, while a new major challenge to the bill has quickly gained support in the Assembly. First introduced...
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Senator Weiner Reintroduces Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization bill

December 19, 2022   2:15 pm
A bill to decriminalize plant-based psychedelic drugs was reintroduced on Monday in a much-watered down version that previous iterations have taken. According to Senate Bill 58, by Senator Scott Weiner (D-San Francisco), plant-based and other natural hallucinogens such as  psilocybin...
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Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Gutted Before Crucial Assembly Vote

August 15, 2022   10:56 amAugust 16, 2022   1:13 pm
A bill that would have decriminalized several psychedelic drugs in California such as LSD, ecstasy, and psilocybin “magic” mushrooms was gutted during the weekend, reducing the bill to a single study through the most recent amendment. Senate Bill 519, authored...
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California and Drug Decriminalization: A Long and Complicated Issue

March 10, 2022   2:49 amMarch 9, 2022   9:43 pm
The decriminalization of drugs, especially harder drugs in the FDA’s schedule I territory, has always been an odd issue in California. Growing up in Ohio, California was always the punchline of drug jokes by our very decidedly not funny D.A.R.E....
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Scott D. Wiener

Senator Wiener To Push Again For Decriminalization of Possession of Psychedelic Drugs

January 12, 2022   2:09 amJanuary 11, 2022   9:09 pm
Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced this week that he would be moving forward this year with a bill to decriminalize multiple psychedelic drugs and giving his odds of getting it passed at 50/50. Senator Wiener authored Senate Bill 519...
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