Denver • Voters narrowly made Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in “magic mushrooms.”
Decriminalization led by a slim 51%, according to preliminary figures on Tuesday's election released by Denver's Election Division. As many as 1,300 votes still remain to be counted, but that figure was not enough to swing the vote the other way, division spokesman Alton Dillard said.
"I think today's outcome really demonstrates that the conversation is going to continue, and the world is ready for it," said Cindy Sovine, chief political strategist for the campaign to decriminalize the drug.