California’s governor says that while he understands the “profound” potential of psychedelics to treat certain mental health conditions, he’s still undecided on how he will approach a bill to legalize small amounts of certain entheogenic substances that’s on his desk—even as new polling shows a majority of likely voters in the state back the reform.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) position on psychedelics has been murky, with no clear indication of whether he’d sign the legislation from Sen. Scott Wiener (D). But in a recent interview with Politico, he shared mixed feelings about the proposal.
On the one hand, he said as the father of four young children, he views issues through a different “prism” than he did when he led the charge on legalizing marijuana and pushed for other drug policy reforms, including supporting certain harm reduction services like syringe exchange programs.
“I’m also mindful of the anxiety and stress that’s out there as well,” he said. “And that’s a new spectrum of some respects.”
On the other hand, the governor said he’s also “deeply mindful” of the potential benefits of psychedelics.
“I have a lot of friends that are vets,” so he understands “the profound and consequential nature of
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