“It’s not hyperbolic when I tell you that it saved her life. It definitely saved our marriage and our family.”
By Jack Gorsline, Psychedelic State(s) of America
On Tuesday, the Jackson, Michigan City Council passed a resolution to deprioritize the enforcement of laws against the purchase, cultivation and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi.
The 4-2 vote in support of the municipal resolution was met with cheers from a large crowd of supporters who had gathered in the council chambers. The move makes Jackson the sixth municipality in the state of Michigan to approve such a measure—joining Ann Arbor, Detroit, Hazel Park, Ferndale, Ypsilanti and Washtenaw County in doing so.
The resolution covers substances like ayahuasca, psilocybin and peyote—which are all currently prohibited at the state and federal levels. Notably, during the meeting, City Council Member Will Forgrave offered moving personal testimony, explaining that these entheogenic treatments succeeded where traditional methods failed in treating his wife’s postpartum depression.
“It’s not hyperbolic when I tell you that it saved her life,” Forgrave said. “It definitely saved our marriage and our family. It’s something that’s near and dear to my heart.”
In contrast, Council Members Arlene Robinson and Freddie Dancy voted
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