Massachusetts voters made the decision to not legalize psychedelics on Tuesday.
On the Massachusetts ballot as Question 4 , 57% voted against the measure as of Wednesday morning, with about 90% of votes counted.
The law would have allowed the following:
- Adults 21 and up to possess, grow and use “certain natural psychedelic substances in certain circumstances”
- Adults 21 and up to purchase psychedelic substances at an approved location
- License and regulation of facilities offering supervised use of psychedelic substances
- Creation of a Natural Psychedelic Substances Commission and Natural Psychedelic Substances Advisory Board
- Provide cities and towns the ability to reasonably restrict the time, place and manner of the operation of licensed facilities selling psychedelic substances (facilities cannot be banned)
- Proceeds of psychedelic substance sales at licensed facilities to be subject to the states sale tax, in addition to 15% excise tax
- City or town may impose a separate tax of up to 2%
- Restriction on the basis to deny medical care and public assistance, discipline by a professional licensing board or adverse orders in child custody cases for adults 21 and up using psychedelic substances legally