WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Two local mayors publicly endorsed question 4 on the ballot Monday morning.
Mayor Will Reichelt of West Springfield and Mayor Joshua Garcia of Holyoke announced their support for the initiative. The aim is to legalize and regulate three different natural plants and two types of mushrooms for limited use by adults over 21 years old.
Mayor Reichelt explained his support for the new law, “There is proof out there that this does at the same time help people with PTSD with substance abuse disorders like marijuana did too, and we legalized that, we brought it here. West Springfield was a little late to the game, but it came and these scary prospects talked about didn’t happen.”
Question 4: Limited Legalization and Regulation of Certain Natural Psychedelic Substances
The law would also allow people to grow the plants and mushrooms at home in a 12 by 12 room, which some say would create an unregulated market for these psychedelics.
- A YES VOTE would allow persons over age 21 to use certain natural psychedelic substances under licensed supervision and to grow and possess limited quantities of those substances in their home, and would create a commission to regulate those substances.
- A NO VOTE would make no change in the law regarding natural psychedelic substances.
Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle also voiced her endorsement for the bill while attending events in Boston.
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