Proposition 122: Access to natural medicine

What it asks: “Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning legal regulated access to natural medicine for persons 21 years of age or older, and, in connection therewith, defining natural medicine as certain plants or fungi that affect a person’s mental health and are controlled substances under state law; establishing a natural medicine regulated access program for supervised care, and requiring the department of regulatory agencies to implement the program and comprehensively regulate natural medicine to protect public health and safety; creating an advisory board to advise the department as to the implementation of the program; granting a local government limited authority to regulate the time, place, and manner of providing natural medicine services; allowing limited personal possession, use, and uncompensated sharing of natural medicine; providing specified protections under state law, including criminal and civil immunity, for authorized providers and users of natural medicine; and, in limited circumstances, allowing the retroactive removal and reduction of criminal penalties related to the possession, use, and sale of natural medicine?”

What it means: The measure would decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain hallucinogenic plants and fungi, including psilocybin mushrooms. These are currently classified as Schedule I controlled substances.

What supporters say: The Natural Medicine Health Act creates regulated access to natural psychedelic medicines, giving Coloradans who are struggling with challenging mental health issues an opportunity to try alternative forms of treatment.

What opponents say: Opponents have expressed concerns about health risks associated with psychedelic plants and that decriminalization would eventually lead to children gaining access.

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