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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Massachusetts lawmakers push bills decriminalizing psilocybin despite negative referendum vote

Sara Creato February 19, 2025
Months after Massachusetts voters rejected a ballot question that would permit adults to use and grow certain psychedelic drugs, some state lawmakers have begun proposing bills to legalize psilocybin.
Ballot drop box outside of Boston Public Library. Question 4 is a 2024 ballot initiative that aims to legalize natural psychedelic substances. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Advocates support Question 4 ballot initiative to legalize use of psychedelics, opposition calls legislation flawed

Gabriel O’Hara Salini October 3, 2024
Question 4, a ballot measure seeking to legalize and regulate the use of psychedelic substances, has sparked statewide discourse among Massachusetts voters as they prepare to cast their ballots on Nov. 5.
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