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Sunday Afternoon Sound-Off
November 9th, 2025
Founder’s Note
By Jack Gorsline
1 year ago last week, Massachusetts voters resoundingly cast their ballots against Question 4 — the scandal-plagued $7.5 million dollar ballot campaign that would have legalized psychedelic assisted therapy and decriminalized personal use, possession, and home grow of psilocybin mushrooms.
If you haven't yet - be sure to read Noah Daly and I's latest reporting on the baffling strategy enacted by the Q4 campaign team over at Lucid News.
For this week’s Sunday Sound-Off, Decriminalize Nature Virginia Co-Founder Will E. Nelson weighs in on what psychedelic advocacy organizations can, could, and should really do with the kinds of resources and funding that the Yes on 4 Campaign and the campaign’s affiliate groups had at their disposal in 2024 and beyond.
We’ve also included a summary of Yes on 4 campaign Whistleblower Graham Moore’s ongoing tell-all series - which we’ve bee exclusively syndicating here at Psychedelic State(s) of America for the last few weeks. After sounding the alarm on a hefty number of alleged campaign finance violations surrounding the campaign, Moore has once again opened up the campaign’s archives for unique deep-dive into the inner workings and strategic decision making that should serve as a blueprint and a warning to grassroots advocates across the United States.
Tomorrow, for our weekly Psychedelic State(s) of the Union Newsletter, we’ll recap a successful Global Psychedelic Week, including an informative and engaging Capitol City Plant Medicine Showcase here in DC, along with a poignant editorial about the basics of cognitive liberty in the age of psychedelic resurgence.
Until then, Happy Sunday!
Jack Gorsline
“When you build strong connections with your local community, you can accomplish powerful things through grassroots activism. This is why I find the Massachusetts Question 4 campaign a perfect example of what happens when you lose that connection.”
I have been working in marketing and advertising for more than a decade; but today I apply these same skills to advocate for the people whose lives are affected by the issues that impact them. I am Co-Founder of Decriminalize Nature Virginia. I know firsthand that when you build strong connections with your local community, you can accomplish powerful things through grassroots activism. This is why I find the Massachusetts Question 4 campaign a perfect example of what happens when you lose that connection.
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Question 4 Whistleblower Graham Moore’s three-part analysis of the 2024 Massachusetts psychedelics campaign and its fallout
Part I: The Campaign Ran a Measure Out of Touch with Public Opinion Against the Recommendations of Its Own Strategists
Part II: The Campaign Elevated a Divisive and Hostile Activist to Statewide Prominence Despite Forewarning – A Substantial Risk and a Misinformation Blitz
Part III: The Campaign Diverted Resources to a New Nonprofit While Polling Behind
Until next time,
The Psychedelic State(s) of America Team