Thousands flock to Denver for psychedelic conference, including celebrity speakers

Thousands of people are expected to attend a conference this week organized by a psychedelic advocacy group, even as some worry about the "normalization" of hallucinogenic drugs in the eyes of young people following their legalization in Colorado. The conference — which is bringing together an unlikely cohort of speakers, including an NFL star, a former Republican governor and a rapper — is occurring roughly six months after Colorado's voters narrowly split to pass a ballot measure that decriminalized possessing, growing, sharing and using psychedelic substances by adults. Among the...