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Minneapolis ends enforcement of most psychedelic plant laws amid therapy potential

  • Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey ordered police to stop enforcing most psychedelic plant laws, citing mental health benefits.
  • The city still enforces laws against selling psychedelics, taking them to schools, or driving under the influence.
  • Some research indicates psilocybin can help with depression, alcoholism and PTSD, but more studies are needed.
  • The FDA designated psilocybin a "breakthrough therapy" for serious conditions in 2018.
  • Oregon legalized psilocybin use this year and Colorado decriminalized it last year.
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