Social Sciences
Perceptions of Psychedelic Decriminalization: Findings from a Community Survey of People Who Use Psychedelics
Psychedelic decriminalization has moved from the margins of drug-policy discourse to a mainstream public health and equity conversation. This community survey reveals that people with psychedelic experience who live in areas that have decriminalized psychedelics report greater benefits of psychedelic decriminalization than adverse outcomes. In decriminalized zones, most (84.0%) participants (N = 163) reported feeling improvements in one of the following areas because of decriminalization: legal risks, social accept …