If confirmed to lead the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a unique chance to advance major drug reforms, say some advocates, adding that he has previously endorsed expanding access to psychedelic therapies for military veterans and creating a pathway toward legalizing the use of psilocybin and ibogaine.
As part of our weekly roundup of articles about political extremism in Colorado, the Colorado Times Recorder is featuring Ari Armstrong’s write-up on Jared Polis’s support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination lead the Department of Health and Human Services — despite Kennedy’s history of promoting vaccine conspiracy theories. On the docket this week, we have Erik Maulbetsch’s reporting on Dave Williams appearing at a fundraiser with a trio who continue to deny the results of the 2020 election and Logan Davis’s reflection on the Christian Nationalist background of Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Defense. Alslo included is Westword’s Hannah Metzger on Rep. Brianna Titone, an openly transgender lawmaker, who says she had to leave her name off a bill supporting same-sex marriage to get Republican support in the state Senate.
Polis “What the fuck is wrong with Jared Polis?” “Claw your way back to sanity or find a new job, governor.” “To show up with good faith assumptions about this incoming administration is to be delusional in disservice to your constituents.” “I hope Polis realizes that his political career is dead.”
