Klaus_Unechtname t1_j49rsil wrote on January 14, 2023 at 3:49 AM

Reply to comment by BarLiving in We need your help getting psilocybin medicine legalized in Washington! by woody_DD11

I suppose the rationale is that this bill is a stepping stone towards recreational legalization. Like how marijuana was first legalized medically, then decimalized, then legalized recreationally.

I guess I don’t want to admit that medical legalization is a necessary step because the heal are industry is so messed up in this country :/

Maybe supporting this bill is the best move

BarLiving t1_j49u6fq wrote on January 14, 2023 at 4:10 AM

I really think it’s different. You didn’t have 10 different hands, patents, and other IP in every nug of week quite like the pockets funding the studies and therapy schemes for every proprietary pill formulation. You bought it and you took it home. I’m not convinced that those interested and well-funded parties will be so quick to relinquish control and NPV of those investments once the money starts flowing. Likely, they will use their capital to extend their protections through rent-seeking regulation. Is it better than nothing? Sure. But decrim is far better.