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Residents urge council to consider decriminalizing entheogens; supporters cite mental health uses
Summary
During public comment at the Feb. 25 Jackson City Council meeting, several residents called on the council to consider decriminalizing entheogens and to allow therapeutic access and community programs.
Three members of the public urged Jackson City Council during the Feb. 25 public comment period to consider decriminalizing entheogens and to support community access for therapeutic use.
Kate Brown, who identified herself as a Lansing resident who works at 1620 East Michigan Avenue in Jackson, said she and others will keep returning to the council until the topic appears on an agenda. She said she grew up in a household where local government mattered and that she hopes the council will consider the issue at a future meeting.
A speaker who identified only as Tyler (given with a street address in Jackson) said he represents an entheogens program and that entheogens should be "fully legalized and decriminalized". Tyler described his hope that the community would develop retreats and involve psychotherapists to support mental health uses, and said he has worked with doctors at the University of Michigan on his own mental health.
Duncan Wright, a resident of 4011 Locust, spoke about a separate local issue (a trail in Rives Junction) and suggested paving an existing dirt trail; his remarks did not address entheogens.
Council members and the mayor heard the public comments during the allotted citizen comment period; council did not debate or act on the request during the meeting. The council's rules for public comment require speakers to state their name and address and limit comments to three minutes.
