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Denver City Council made news this week for banning popular tobacco products, with CBS News reporting, "In a 11-1 vote, Denver City Council passed a ban on flavored products."
This authoritarian decision is sending mixed messages throughout the Centennial State, as it comes at the same time leaders are expanding access to magic mushrooms.
From the Longmont Leader, "Colorado is preparing to roll out a new psychedelic therapy program that aims to address mental health issues. The state will begin accepting applications for those who wish to operate healing centers by December 31, with the first centers expected to open in 2025. This move follows the growing interest in psychedelic therapies, which were legalized by voters in 2022."
Choice is important in a free society, and choice in medical treatment has been a popular position in Colorado for generations.
The move to expand psychedelic mental health treatments is a welcome one for the mental health industries, who have struggled to deliver meaningful outcomes despite unprecedented resource allocations. From Westword:
"Executive director Taylor West said that the HAF's research aims to bring more treatment opportunities for people struggling with mental health issues such as depression, end-of-life anxiety, addiction and post-traumatic stress. 'In Colorado, we know that we're dealing with a mental health crisis, much like we are in the rest of the country,' said West, who believes that the introduction of psychedelic treatments will fill in the gaps where other medications have previously failed."
Psychedelics are a medical intervention for mental health. Flavored vape products are a medical intervention for smoking cessation. Why are leaders picking and choosing which medical interventions that Colorado residents are able to choose?
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