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Residents urge Greeley to open zoning for state-regulated psilocybin healing centers
Summary
Several residents and local practitioners urged the City of Greeley to amend zoning rules so licensed, state-regulated natural medicine "micro healing centers" can operate, saying the centers provide clinical, supervised psilocybin-assisted therapy rather than recreational sales.
Two Greeley residents urged the City Council on June 10 to reconsider local zoning rules that they say restrict state-regulated natural medicine providers, including "micro healing centers" offering supervised psilocybin-assisted therapy.
Tiffany Simmons, a licensed practitioner, described micro healing centers as clinical environments where "only very small amounts of medicine are securely stored and administered on-site under the care of licensed professionals," and emphasized they are not dispensaries. "There is no sale of psychedelics and no recreational use," she said. Simmons cited research from Johns Hopkins, NYU and MAPS showing therapeutic benefits for PTSD and depression and said she purchased office space in Greeley with plans to open a healing center but found current zoning rules make that nearly impossible.
Chris Simmons, identifying himself as a Greeley resident, business owner and psilocybin facilitator in training, urged the council to allow the centers to operate in areas already zoned for therapeutic and health-care services. He referenced Proposition 122—Colorado's 2022 voter measure that created a path for natural medicine healing centers under state regulation—and said: "Colorado voters issued a clear mandate when they passed Proposition 122, opening the door for regulated healing centers. But if our local zoning laws don't allow these centers to exist, this progress will remain out of reach."
Both speakers framed their request as a call to treat regulated psilocybin-assisted therapy like other mental-health or therapeutic services and highlighted veterans and first responders among potential beneficiaries.
The comments were part of the public-comment portion of the meeting; no zoning change or staff presentation on this issue occurred at the June 10 meeting. Council members acknowledged receipt of emails and public comments but did not take formal action at that time.
