A Morgan Stanley investment research team likes psychedelics as the next “big idea,” but nobody told Oregon and Colorado voters how long it’s going to take to get there with “magic mushrooms.”
Oregon two years ago and Colorado last month became the first and second states to decriminalize the “magic
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Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot.
Oregon, two years ago, became the first state to legalize psilocybin with the approval of Measure 109.
Continue Reading Oregon-like legalization of “magic” mushrooms is the goal of the Colorado ballot measure
More people are sick, and a seafood recall has been initiated, in an outbreak of Salmonella Thompson infections that stretches across 14 states, federal officials announced this evening.
“Colorado state health officials and FDA traced the source of seafood served at restaurants and sold at grocery stores in Colorado where
Continue Reading FDA determines seafood sold in Colorado is behind 14-state Salmonella outbreak
In the two months since Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill (SB) 21-079 to deregulate direct to consumer meat sales, there’s not been any sign of a new industry taking off. Work on writing rules and drafting animal share agreements may be holding things up.
Polis, a “Food Freedom”
Continue Reading Direct sales of meat to Colorado consumers may come slowly after fast approval
Colorado’s “Ranch to Plate Act” is on the desk of Gov. Jared Polis. It deregulates meat sales that are made directly to consumers.
As soon as Polis signs it, it will become law, permitting the sale of animals for consumption to “informed end consumers” to enjoy exemption from “certain laws.”
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If dividing the cow works to share the milk, why not divide the animal to share the meat outside concern about any niceties about regulations or inspections?
Colorado Senate Bill 21-079 will do just that once the state’s “Food Freedom” Gov. Jared Polis signs it into law. Any notion that
Continue Reading Colorado animal share scheme will circumvent USDA inspections
Jared Polis is governor of Colorado. He is an interesting fellow.
We called him to the attention of readers of Food Safety News when he was serving in Congress because of his association with the Food Freedom movement.
Turn the clock back to 2015 when then-Congressman Polis, D-CO, was
Continue Reading Letter from the Editor: Polis has brisket rub recipe and food freedom credentials
Public health officials in Colorado are warning the public to be aware of the dangers of foodborne botulism poisoning amid an investigation of several cases in the state.
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reports that the botulism patients have all had symptom onset since September. Testing from the
Continue Reading Alert in Colorado warns people to be aware of botulism risks; 5 sick
Colorado is going with the more expensive, cage-free eggs, limiting the options on its menu for producers.
A bill signed July 1 by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis sets a 2025 deadline to convert all hen-housing in the state to cage free by 2025. It means Colorado will be joining the
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Two months after Denver declared its outbreak of hepatitis A, the viral disease has taken the life of a resident of the Mile High City.
“Deaths from hepatitis A are rare, but they can occur, especially when people who have other medical conditions get the disease,” said Dr. Rachel Herlihy,
Continue Reading Denver resident is latest death in hepatitis A outbreak
