The Heady, Thorny Journey to Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms

Published: June 11, 2019, 7:12 a.m.

In an airy Denver cafe populated almost entirely by young people staring at laptops, Travis Tyler Fluck\u2014dressed in an orange velour jacket, over which is draped a thin braided lock of hair\u2014takes out his phone and pulls up Craigslist. A quick search lands him on a post advertising $10 magic mushrooms, with a poorly lit photo of said mushrooms.