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Lawmakers consider legalizing ‘magic mushrooms’ in treatment settings Mahealani Richardson HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - ‘Magic mushrooms’ have a reputation as an illegal party drug. And that’s for good reason. “Psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, can cause terrifying hallucinations and ... feelings of euphoria and sensory distortion,” said Lt. Henry Lee, of HPD’s Narcotics Vice Division. “This would effectively legalize driving under the influence of magic mushrooms,” he added. But there’s a caveat: Psilocybin can also prove to offer profound...
Senate Committee Advances Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana - Honolulu Civil Beat Another bill approved by the committee would decriminalize possession of up to an ounce of cannabis. Reading time: 4 minutes. Hawaii would join the 15 other states that have legalized recreational use of marijuana under a bill advanced by a state Senate committee on Tuesday, but the measure still has a very long way to go before it can win final passage. In what appears to be a nod to the long odds faced by the legalization proposal, the same Senate committee also gave preliminary approval to a measure to...