BARCELONA, Spain, May 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via OTC PR WIRE -- Wuhan General Group (China), Inc. (OTC PINK: WUHN) (the "Company" and "Wuhan"), and M2BIO is delighted to share the voting results of Initiative 301 held in Denver last night. Denver will become the first US city to effectively decriminalize mushrooms containing the psychedelic psilocybin, also known as "magic mushrooms."
"This is a big step forward for medicine and research into medicinal mushrooms. No different than how marijuana laws loosened up over time, the same will happen with mushrooms creating huge opportunities," said Dr. Anna, Medical Doctor, CMO of Wuhan.
This type of pioneering vote isn't new for Denver or Colorado as a whole. In 2012, Colorado's and Washington's state became the first two states to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Oregon and California, are considering measures to change their laws regarding psilocybin as well.
"The Denver vote and results are truly groundbreaking news for Wuhan and M2BIO. We are really looking forward to sharing very soon in details our medicinal mushroom roadmap in South Africa with our partner BioDelta," said Jeff Robinson, MJ MedTech CEO.
Leon Giese, Biodelta CEO added: "BioDelta has deep experience in producing medicinal plants under ISO 9001 certification and we are eager to be working with Wuhan to grow and commercialize medicinal mushrooms into our existing supply chain."
About M2BIO
M2BIO aims to develop new therapies that will help patients who suffer from mental illness and ease the burden on healthcare systems globally. This division will be exploring additional indications for psilocybin, with the goal of bringing new therapies to market.
Psilocybin mushrooms (AKA magic mushrooms, or shrooms) is the name given to fungi that contain psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic compound. Psilocybin mushrooms have been used in therapeutic settings to treat a wide variety of ailments and disorders including cluster headaches, obsessive-compulsive disorders, anxiety, depression, and addiction.
About Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.
Wuhan General Group (China), Inc. through its wholly-owned subsidiary MJ MedTech is a nutraceutical biotechnology company that research, develops and commercializes a range of CBD-based products under the Dr. AnnaRx brand. In addition, its new division, M2BIO aims to explore and develop additional indications for psilocybin new therapies that will help patients who suffer from mental illness. Our mission is to advance botanical-based medicine to the forefront by deploying best practice science and medicine, clinical research and emerging technologies.
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