Both bills were sent to the House on Tuesday.

By Hudson Kamphausen, CTNewsJunkie.com 

The Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to send several bills through to the House, including one that would reduce the penalty for possession of psilocybin, also known as hallucinogenic mushrooms.

House Bill 5297, which would decriminalize the possession of “small amounts” of psilocybin, passed on a 24-13 vote. The bill would reduce the penalty of possession of small amounts of the substance.

HB 5413, which would allow municipalities that seize vehicles during “street takeovers” to destroy those vehicles instead of having to place them up for auction. The bill would also set up a grant program to fund municipal efforts to discourage street takeovers.

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