California prosecutors: Allowing hallucinogenic drugs can lead to more violent crime

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Valley News - Opinion
CALIFORNIA – Prosecutors in California strongly object to Senate Bill 58, written by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, which seeks the wholesale decriminalization of many dangerous hallucinogenic drugs.“This proposal recklessly puts policy before science for numerous psychedelic drugs that have proven to be highly unpredictable and have even been connected to violent crimes,” Greg Totten, CEO of the California District Attorneys Association, said.Unfortunately, the authors of this bill are charting a path that would allow these dangerous hallucinogenic drugs to be legalized before they have been fully understood by the scientific and medical communities.“If the proponents want more research, that’s one thing,” Totten said. “And if they are advocating for t
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