Why some want to decriminalize psychedelics in Illinois

1A : Special K: Ketamine, From Party Drug To Depression Medication Image
1A : Special K: Ketamine, From Party Drug To Depression Medication Image

Why some want to decriminalize psychedelics in Illinois

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Psychedelics are largely illegal throughout Illinois but ketamine is available for therapies.

Reset hears from the sponsor of a bill seeking to decriminalize plant-based psychedelics, and from a Chicago group about the psychedelic therapies they offer.

GUESTS: Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-8th)

Judy Seals, nurse practitioner at Field Trip Health Center in Chicago