Melissa Lavasani is a Ward 6 resident in Washington, DC, a mother of two, a DC Government employee, and Initiative 81 proposer (“Entheogenic Plant and Fungus Policy Act of 2020”).

Melissa is the Chairwoman of Decriminalize Nature DC, the organization behind Initiative 81. Initiative 81 would make a small change: shifting enforcement of laws against natural plant medicines to be among the lowest law enforcement priorities.

This change would help thousands of D.C. residents suffering from anxiety, PTSD, addiction, or depression who currently fear arrest or prosecution for pursuing healing through natural, entheogenic substances. The initiative has the support of prominent medical professionals, police officers, and D.C. residents.

What Initiative 81 Does:

Make entheogens among the lowest law enforcement priorities for the Metropolitan Police Department. Create a non-binding public call upon the DC Attorney General and U.S. Attorney for DC to cease prosecution of criminal charges involving entheogens.

To learn more about Decriminalize Nature DC, visit their website www.decriminalizenaturedc.org

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