Headlines: California Would possibly Decriminalize Possession of ‘Magic Mushrooms’ and Different ‘Pure’ Psychedelics

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—Sacramento: A brand new invoice supported by healthcare professionals might decriminalize the possession of “magic mushrooms,” ayahuasca, and different psychedelics. The proposal excludes artificial psychedelics like LSD and MDMA. [LAT]

—Ferndale: Residents of a Humboldt County city had been awoken to a 6.4 magnitude earthquake this morning. Greater than 70,000 Northern California clients are with out energy. [CNN]

—Terry Corridor, the lead singer of The Specials, died “after a short sickness,” the British ska band confirmed in an announcement. [BBC]

—Neto Reyno, a well-known Mexican rapper, died of most cancers at age 40, in line with media experiences. [Yahoo]

—East Hollywood: Hundreds of {dollars} value of boulders had been suspiciously left in a car parking zone throughout the road from LACC. The proprietor of the lot has a historical past of utilizing fences and different techniques to displace road distributors across the car parking zone’s perimeter. [Twitter]

—DTLA: Former Hollywood producer and convicted intercourse offender, Harvey Weinstein, was convicted of rape in Los Angeles on Monday after greater than 9 days of deliberations. [LAT]

—West Hollywood: Former New England Patriot Willie McGinest was arrested for assault with a lethal weapon. Video footage obtained by TMZ Sports activities reveals McGinest and a bunch of males approaching a person seated at a desk at Delilah on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. The 2 seem to have a couple of phrases earlier than McGinest throws a punch and a principally one-sided brawl ensues. A desk is knocked over and finally, it appears like somebody related to the nightclub breaks up the battle. In the direction of the top of the video, McGinest locations what appears to be a glass bottle on a bench and walks out of body. [TMZ]

—Within the subsequent 90 days, 10 % of the world might contract COVID, in line with specialists. [NPR]

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