Tacoma City Council lowers enforcement priority for psilocybin, similar substances - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Tacoma City Council lowers enforcement priority for psilocybin, similar substances - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata, a type of mushroom that has psilocybin, photographed in Issaquah, Wash. The use of entheogens like psilocybin has been shown to treat some mental health conditions. (Credit: Alan Rockefeller / Wikimedia) Listen https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Tacoma-entheogens_mixdown.mp3(Runtime 1:37) Read Tacoma has joined a number of Washington cities and at leas…

City of Tacoma’s Passage of Resolution 41609 Deprioritizes Local Enforcement Against Entheogen-Related Activities  – The Suburban Times

TACOMA, Wash – The Tacoma City Council passed Resolution 41609, which declares entheogen-related activities among the City of Tacoma’s lowest law enforcement priorities. It also declares the Tacoma City Council’s support for decriminalizing entheogens in order to open doors to mental health treatment research. District 5 Council Member Joe Bushnell was joined by co-sponsors Mayor Victoria Woodards, At-large Council Member Olgy Diaz, and District…