Denver approves referendum decriminalizing magic mushrooms

Published May 9, 2019 8:20pm ET



A slim majority of voters in Denver voted to decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms on Wednesday.

Although it initially appeared that voters rejected the grassroots ballot initiative Tuesday afternoon, Denver election officials later shared that final numbers revealed 50.56% of voters backed the initiative.

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