Decriminalized Nature Resolution

A former Flagstaff paramedic and founder of Frontline Phoenix urged the commission to support the decriminalized nature initiative alongside the city's planned addiction recovery center, framing addiction as a brain health condition and stressing Indigenous leadership over plant medicine traditions.

The organizer of Decriminalized Nature Flagstaff explained a proposed resolution decriminalizing personal use of entheogenic plants and fungi, with peyote excluded, and asked the commission for guidance rather than endorsement, wanting Indigenous voices at the table before decisions are made.