News

The remarkable year of 2022 witnessed Colorado voters approving an all-encompassing drug reform measure, a sweeping initiative that not only legalized psilocybin therapy but also decriminalized five entheogenic substances for personal use—psilocybin, psilocin, dimethyltryptamine (Dmt), ibogaine and mescaline.

Consequently, the possession, cultivation and gifting of these so-called natural medicines to individuals aged 21 and older no longer constitute criminal offenses.

However, the sale of these substances remains illegal, with an exception made for the acceptance of payment for “harm reduction services” associated with the use of psychedelics (such as education and guidance), as stipulated by the law.

The intricacies of decriminalization were meticulously outlined in a bill passed by the Colorado legislature last year, which served as the vehicle for the implementation of legalization and decriminalization. While the language of the bill explicitly delineates the parameters of now-legitimate activities, certain aspects intentionally remain ambiguous and result in a realm of interpretation...

A world premiere musical stage adaptation that reimagines the hit 1983 Eddie Murphy-Dan Aykroyd comedy Trading Places has cast Freestyle Love Supreme‘s Aneesa Folds in the role that made Murphy a Hollywood superstar, with Bryce Pinkham (Broadway’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) in the Aykroyd spot.

With a book by Reno 911! actor and writer Thomas Lennon, direction by Kenny Leon and music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (Broadway’s First Date), Trading Places will debut at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre on May 25, running through June 26.

“I am so excited to come home with this world class cast and creative team and a new musical that I know will resonate and be embraced by the Atlanta community,” said Leon in a statement. “With Trading Places, we’re exploring the idea of what would...