Oakland weighs decriminalizing magic mushrooms

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland would become the second U.S. city to decriminalize magic mushrooms under a proposal before the City Council.
Council members will vote on the resolution on Tuesday night.
Denver voters in May approved a similar measure. Oakland’s resolution would decriminalize a wider variety of plant-based substances.
Councilmember Noel Gallo, who introduced the resolution, says decriminalizing such plants would enable Oakland police to focus on serious crime.
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