Psychedelics have real therapeutic potential, but it’s a dangerous mistake to allow everyday use.
Massachusetts voters have a far-out opportunity on Election Day: They can make certain psychedelic drugs legal in the Bay State.
If Question 4 passes on Nov. 5, Massachusetts would permit adults to grow, possess and use psychedelic mushrooms, mescaline, ibogaine and dimethyltryptamine (DMT), which is the active ingredient in ayahuasca. The ballot measure is part of a broader cultural embrace of these long-stigmatized drugs. Advocates have claimed it will create “regulated therapeutic access to natural psychedelic medicines.”
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Charles Fain Lehman is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal.
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