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Criminal LawColorado, USA

Colorado Prop 122 (Legal Psychedelics)

Summary

In 2022, Colorado voters passed Proposition 122, legalizing the personal use, possession, and cultivation of certain psychedelic plants and fungi (like 'magic mushrooms') for adults 21 and older.

Rights & Rules

  • 01.
    Adults 21 and older can legally possess, use, and grow natural psychedelics including psilocybin, psilocin, DMT, ibogaine, and mescaline.
  • 02.
    You can legally 'gift' these substances to other adults (21+), but you CANNOT sell them for money.
  • 03.
    The state is setting up 'Healing Centers' where adults can consume these psychedelics under the supervision of a licensed state facilitator.
  • 04.
    It remains illegal to use these substances in public spaces or while driving a vehicle.

Penalties

  • 01.
    Selling psychedelics outside of the state-regulated Healing Center framework remains a felony drug distribution charge.

Verified Citations

Colorado Natural Medicine Health Act (Prop 122)

Source
"The personal use of natural medicine by an individual twenty-one years of age or older shall not be an offense under state law... 'Personal use' means the possessing, storing, using, processing, transporting, purchasing, obtaining, or ingesting of natural medicine..."