One Chance to Grow Up is closely monitoring HB26- 1325, the Ibogaine Bill. One Chance to Grow Up, a leading nonpartisan advocacy group dedicated to protecting youth from the impacts of THC products, firmly opposes the inclusion of any psychoactive drugs in candies, sweets, and other product forms that appeal to children. 

The introduced version contains important language that gives the Colorado Department of Revenue the authority to limit “products containing Ibogaine, as necessary, due to its health and safety risks.” 

“We’ve seen the consequences to young children again and again. Drugs and candy don’t mix,” said Henny Lasley, Executive Director of One Chance to Grow Up. 

Marijuana is sold in gummies and chocolate in Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Poison Center dashboard shows almost a tripling of accidental edible marijuana poisoning among children 5 and younger, between 2017 and 2024.

“When DOR allowed psilocybin, often called magic mushrooms, in chocolates and gummies, we braced for impact,” said Lasley. In 2024, Denver Health reported the youngest victim of psychedelic poisoning was 10 months old. Nationally, poison control calls for psilocybin poisoning increased 723% between 2019 and 2023 for children under 12.

“Colorado has an opportunity to avoid repeating past mistakes as it considers Ibogaine policy. While we recognize and understand the interest in exploring Ibogaine as a potential treatment for PTSD and opioid addiction, especially for veterans, we must proceed with extreme caution. Ibogaine is a powerful psychoactive substance with serious known risks, including cardiac arrests. There is very limited research on its short or long-term effects, especially for children and young people. There can be no margin for error when it comes to protecting kids and public health, and this drug.”